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I certainly wouldn't feel 'comfortable' speaking at a conference with a reputation for publicly character-assassinating their invited speakers. Especially as th
by erpellan 10y ago
I certainly wouldn't feel 'comfortable' speaking at a conference with a reputation for publicly character-assassinating their invited speakers. Especially as the worst accusation I could find on twitter was that he used the word 'stupid'. Several times! Throw away the key...
- stuaxo 10y agoIt would be insane to go into such a humourless environment where every conversation feels like treading on eggshells.
- mistermann 10y agoIt might also be a good idea to not hire someone with this sort of political leanings into your organization, if you know what I mean. It seems to me like numerous advocacy organizations nowadays have run out of genuine grievances and are now attacking largely innocent things, possibly in turn harming their cause.
- ineptech 10y agoIf you love reading "I found a meteorite!" blogs, pretty soon you're going to find an odd rock in your back yard and think it's a meteorite. If you love reading "I found a UFO!" blogs, pretty soon you're going to see something weird in the sky and think it's a UFO. If you love reading "I found a misogynist!" blogs...
- protomyth 10y agoI might also be a bit worried as a speaker that people looking over the speaker list might think I was one of those that lead to the disinvite and thus be a poor person to invite if for no other reason than further hassle.