&gt; It&#x27;s frustrating that we Hacker News citizens seem to have adopted a list of taboo topics that we aren&#x27;t allowed to discuss - such as anything related to discrimination against a non-minority.<p>And yet the topic comes up repeatedly every time there is the slightest possible way to bring it up, even if it&#x27;s completely unrelated to the article, like the grandparent&#x27;s post. The original article had no mention of female prize or anything related to discrimination.<p>Edit: reduced hyperbole