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Why do you lay fault with the sponsor pulling funding, and not with the people who opted to have someone so controversial as a speaker, causing the sponsor to p
by its-summertime 1y ago
Why do you lay fault with the sponsor pulling funding, and not with the people who opted to have someone so controversial as a speaker, causing the sponsor to pull funding?
- busterarm 1y agoBecause we all have to get along regardless of what you believe and DHH hasn't advocated for violence against anyone. You can't unperson everyone disagreeable, especially relative to their contributions in the Rails community. Notice I said Rails community, not Ruby community. Not letting DHH speak at RailsConf is like barring the Pope from the Vatican. There are a lot of big new changes in Rails this year that he has been championing. He was absolutely the right person to give the keynote.
- JoshTriplett 1y ago> Because we all have to get along regardless of what you believe False. Freedom of association is a human right. And nobody is obligated to donate their money to a cause or organization they do not support. Refusing to associate with someone who would like to "Make Britain White Again" (among many other things) is a completely reasonable stance. https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-pro... https://davidcel.is/articles/rails-needs-new-governance https://davidcel.is/articles/rails-needs-new-governance People are free to say whatever they want. And others are free to respond in a variety of ways, including choosing to not provide support.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y agoThe paradox of intolerance doesn't kick in only after violence is advocated.
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- ccgreg 1y agoI've seen a Nobel Laureate disinvited from speaking at a conference due to an incredibly offensive statement. Toxic speech has consequences.