> author wants the thread off hacker news, so she doesn't want to spread awareness.

She posted it on the internet so obviously she does. I don't speak for her but maybe she wants it off of hackernews to avoid the misogynistic trolls that always seem to dwell at the bottom of these threads (that's you btw).

Your argument is basically "toughen up" which is complete bullshit. See: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Suck_it_up_and_deal