Subject: Women against Hierarchical and Object Oriented Programming (WHOOP)


It is long past time for us as programmers to address the issues of
women.  The evils of the male-dominated hierarchical system have long
been known, yet we continue to encourage this tendency by writing
hierarchical programs.  This is wrong.  This is bad.  This is EVIL!

All subroutines in a program are equal.  None is any 'better' or higher
than any other - yet we talk about 'top down' programming.  The connection
with patriarchical, 'man on top, women on bottem' sex is obvious and
disgusting.

The rigid hierarchical organization of subroutines MUST GO if we are to
achieve equality.  It is the same hierarchical system of thought that causes
us to organize our programs with levels that causes women to be degraded
in our society.  Programs should be organized consensually, with all
subroutines on the same level.  Communication between subroutines should
be encouraged, and they should not be limited to rigid, well defined
roles.  To do otherwise is to encourage our evil, patriarchical society -
and to damage its moral fiber.  Some people (and I hope you're not one
of them) may say that to organize our programs in such a manner would
be inefficeint.  This is balderdash!  Not only is this unproven, but the
mere idea that efficiency could ever be considered more important than
Political Corectness and respect for people is in itself an evil, 
typically male, patriarchical idea.

The evils of 'objectification' have long been known - yet we are teaching
millions and millions of impressionable young programmers about the 
benefits of 'Object Oriented' programming.  This evil practice _must cease_.
Subroutines should not be thought of as objects - this encourages people
to treat each other as objects!

Objectification is bad.   Hierarchy is bad.  Together, they are a disaster.
We must unite and stamp out these horrid practices, and encourage feeling-
oriented consensually-organized highly-communicative programs - before
it is too late.   Our sick programs are a mirror of our sick society -
and we as programmers can, by organizing our programs in Politically
Corrrect manners help stamp out the evil repressive thought patterns which
degrade women (oh, and men, too).