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At this point, it's not precisely surprising to find out that an influential man in the tech sector happens to have misogynistic propensities. And yet, it's still dismaying, as well as with the current misogyny-fueled shooting spree in Santa Barbara, it is essential to continue the discussion about the prevalence of sexism in our culture.

Today, Valleywag launched numerous of Snapchat Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel's e-mails, created while Spiegel was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Stanford. The e-mails reveal Spiegel's opinions on matters as varied as what makes a good frat party (" a minimum of six women suck [ing] your penis") and how to get sorority women "fucked up" (" 300 tiny white dixie mugs/ 2 handles of Vitali or other plastic bottle vodka around $12 *") as well as just how to take care of the reality that those sorority girls might be "freezing" (" one more tray of massaging alcohol/jello-flavored shots ... drink sex would be a ton of enjoyable") and also that to play laser tag with (" I assumed the whole point was to fire lazers at fat girls.?") [sic; obviously]

Now while you might be thinking that I'm being needlessly severe due to the fact that Spiegel composed these e-mails when he was in college, remember that Spiegel is only 23-years-old which these e-mails are less than 4-years-old. As Valleywag's Sam Biddle points out, at the same time that Spiegel was sending out these offensive e-mails, he was likewise working toward constructing the firm that would eventually become Snapchat. These e-mails that joke about peeing on females as they rest were being composed by someone that was preparing for a business that is now valued at billions of dollars! (Spiegel declined offers of $3 and $4 billion dollars from, specifically, Facebook and Google.) These emails were composed by someone who would later take place snapchat fuck videos to day Taylor Swift! And no, that is not totally appropriate, apart from to claim that Taylor Swift can do much, far better. These e-mails were created by someone who is not an aberration in the tech industry, yet is instead seen as the gold criterion. And that, right there, is everything incorrect with the technology industry today.

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Among the best items blogged about Elliot Rodgers and our cultural trouble with misogyny was by self-proclaimed "geek," Arthur Chu. Entitled "Your Princess Is In Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement as well as Geeks," Chu challenges the systemic problems in the industry that he-- and Spiegel-- belong of, and also composes, "the total trouble is among a culture where rather than seeing women as, you know, individuals, lead characters of their very own tales much like we are of ours, males are shown that women are things to 'earn,' to 'win.' That if we strive sufficient as well as persist enough time, we'll obtain the woman ultimately. Like life is a video game and ladies, like money and standing, are just component of the incentive we get for doing well." And while Chu isn't speaking only about technology (more concerning a number of the people that operate in it) and absolutely not concerning Spiegel especially, the sense of privilege that he discusses is applicable to Spiegel's view on women, which appears to be composed primarily of seeing them as receptacles for his penis.

Maybe Spiegel has grown in the last few years; possibly he doesn't assume it's so funny anymore to joke concerning date rape. The truth continues to be that his is the type of perceptiveness that is valued in the technology market. We must be able to anticipate far better from individuals like Spiegel, yes, however also better from the individuals that assume it's fine to sustain a society in which the solution to life's problems can be resolved by having "some woman place your huge kappa sigma dick down her throat."