I believe it's the fact that the woman in question could simply have gone into STEM and invalidated her own argument instead of perpetuating it, but who knows?
You are correct: saying someone is wrong is not silencing them. You'd even do one better to counter point why they were wrong. Its called debate which is a cornerstone of democracy. Here's another 80k college education wasted.
Freedom of speech covers gov't oppression, not private companies. While you're situation sucks, I'm not sure i would have had the same discussion given the way you described the environment
Yer an idiot. I learned everything I know about computer networking from video games, and wouldn't be where I am in my career without it. Suck a bag of dicks you judgmental asshammer.
