#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 4 days agoFirst stepssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1610arrow-down125
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minus-squareBgugi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·4 days agoIt started with Amazon making a shot in the dark recommendation to add high socks to a c programming book. It stuck because there’s a (perceived) high prevalence of trans women in high-skill IT professions and hobbies.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up25·4 days agoI think you’re forgetting femboys.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoFurries in IT, transbians in coding, right?
minus-squareKristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoI mean… It’s been a thing in transfem circles since ~2015, where femboy didn’t gain much mainstream relevance until ~2021. So yeah, it likely did stick because of transfems in IT as a profession/hobby
minus-squarefar_university1990@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoI think amazon list was only edit. See knowyourmeme page.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoAh, interesting. Never knew that. Thanks!
It started with Amazon making a shot in the dark recommendation to add high socks to a c programming book.
It stuck because there’s a (perceived) high prevalence of trans women in high-skill IT professions and hobbies.
I think you’re forgetting femboys.
And catboys
Now is it Furry or fluffyboys?
Furries in IT, transbians in coding, right?
I mean… It’s been a thing in transfem circles since ~2015, where femboy didn’t gain much mainstream relevance until ~2021. So yeah, it likely did stick because of transfems in IT as a profession/hobby
I think amazon list was only edit. See knowyourmeme page.
Ah, interesting. Never knew that. Thanks!