It’s in poor taste, at the least and leads to decreased credibility by slurring the subject rather than addressing it head on. If instead the headline had read

It’s in poor taste, at the least and leads to decreased credibility by slurring the subject rather than addressing it head on. If instead the headline had read tech hoes, to riff on urban subculture appropriated by pop TV, instead, people would also treat it accordingly. But this publication consciously decided to run with this headline. It certainly speaks to their bias, if nothing else. That said, these investors and founders who are fair weather libertarians deserve to be criticized, no doubt, but we can do so without banal insults. It's an article, for god's sake, not a random comment on some random blog or an instigating tweet.