Dammit, had a nice reply all typed out and now I don't feel like making it all pretty again.
The gist:
Stories like this only serve to reify the differences that exist. By making a big deal out of these "milestones" they're just highlighting the existing inequalities, and painting these anecdotes as "progress" instead of directing our attention to institutional structures that tend to keep these differences in place.
Now quick, hit "enter" before the cat walks across the keyboard again
