Girls Who Don’t Code: A Riot Grrrl Manifesto -The Toast

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13901166155_a444acdae6_z HEY GRRLS

DONT LET “THE MAN” TELL YOU WHAT TO FUCKING DO WITH YOUR BODY

AND YOUR KEYBOARD

YOU WILL NEVER LIVE UP TO THE SEXIST, PATRIARCHAL STANDARD OF WHAT MAKES A “GOOD” SOURCE CODE OR AN “ACCEPTABLE” ALGORITHM

REFUSE TO LEARN TO CODE

STOP EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND PREPARING THEM FOR FRUITFUL CAREERS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY

YOUR DEBUGGING WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH

YOU ARE MORE THAN YOUR USABILITY

YOU ARE A REAL RAW PUNK ROCK FUCK TALK SOUL HEART SPACE CRUSADER

NOT A CODER

CODING IS FOR FUCKING SQUARES AND SELLOUTS AND LITTLE KISSASS PUNK BITCHES

YOU DON’T NEED TO INCREASE YOUR JOB PROSPECTS

YOU JUST NEED TO KICK ASS

DON’T SMILE

DON’T CODE

JUST ROCK

REFUSE TO LET THEM INCORPORATE YOU INTO BOY CODE STANDARDS

RESIST THE CODING ESTABLISHMENT

ASSIMILATE SOMEONE ELSE, THIS GIRL’S NOT YOUR FUCKING CODING TOY

WHY THE FUCK SHOULD YOU BECOME A FUTURE INNOVATOR JUST BECAUSE SOME MALE CORPORATION THINKS YOU SHOULD

GIRLS!

DON’T LET THEM TEACH YOU HOW TO CODE

FUCK THEIR INPUT

FUCK THEIR OUTPUT

THE ONLY PYTHON YOU NEED IS AN ACTUAL FUCKING SNAKE

GIRLS DON’T CODE

GRRRLS DON’T CODE

TELL THE MEN WHO WANT YOU TO CODE THAT THEY CAN GO DISRUPT THEMSELVES

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