There are more people of middle and upper class economic status posting on HN, we just got used to it, etc. etc.<p>The majority of fashion is targeted at women, therefore there are more female models, therefore there are more quality pictures of women out there than men, <i>therefore</i> it makes sense to use it as a test image gallery.<p>Also, if the code is being used to display test images, this is probably closer to the normal subject matter it&#x27;ll be used for.