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zapta:

--- Quote from: mojo-chan on June 04, 2015, 08:53:24 am ---Because she is female somehow people think it's fair game to criticise her fairly uncontroversial appearance, rather than focusing on her work.

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The bulk of criticism in this thread is about the frequent interruptions.





con-f-use:
Well there is a large "alternative" crowd out there who'd rather trust their own than some corporate entity. But I haven't seen her capitalize on that. So no idea what Dave is referring to. Maybe just the "unconventional" part.

Tandy:
I'm not sure it is fair to say she has traded on her looks. More that the pink hair etc has had a good upside in that it may have generated more interest in Adafruit than a more conventional formal business look would. Lots of articles have commented on her pink hair along the lines of "wow look at this successful businesswoman and how she stands out with her pink hair". So it turns out that her choices have seemingly not hindered her if anything they have created publicity that has helped. So those who have pre-concived ideas of what someone SHOULD look like might want to re-evaluate that position.

rolycat:
Anybody who appears in front of a camera to further their career trades on their looks to some degree. It has nothing to do with gender, and it's not about looks per se; it's about standing out from the crowd and having an 'image'.

As Tandy observes, Ladyada is a businesswoman, and her unconventional image gives her a competitive advantage - just as does Dave's image as "That Crazy Aussie Bloke". Neither has anything to do with their competence in their chosen field, but they make them more interesting to us as human beings.

John Coloccia:
re: her interview, interrupting, etc...

If Paul Horowitz can be gracious about it, I can be too.

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