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It seemed because of complaints regarding race/gender diversity of speakers on twitter. I think it started with this tweet: https://twitter.com/joshsusser/stat

It seemed because of complaints regarding race/gender diversity of speakers on twitter. I think it started with this tweet: https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/269844125363339264 https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/269844125363339264

veeti 14y ago
Am I just missing something here or did they seriously cancel an entire conference just because of some random dude on Twitter imagining some nonexistent racism/sexism in the speaker lineup? He's making this up in his own mind. Who's the real discriminator here?
- blacktulip 14y ago
  Their sponsor gave up on those twitter trolling
- masklinn 14y ago
  > Am I just missing something here or did they seriously cancel an entire conference just because of some random dude on Twitter imagining some nonexistent racism/sexism in the speaker lineup? According to https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912 https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912 sponsors pulled out. It's not mentioned at all in TFAA though, so I'd don't know if the explanation's legit (and why they went with a non-explanation instead if it is)
hmc 14y ago
It only seems to be white males that are complaining.
- olgeni 14y ago
  They probably are the most brainwashed and obsessed with the issue, and possibly believe they are scoring points in some imaginary and self-deprecating game. Sane people of different hues are probably doing something more interesting - reading Ruby books, writing Ruby code, or just having a life.
  - fearoffish 14y ago
    I'm not sure that's the attitude that helps either side in this kind of situation. I call your troll-iness.
    - olgeni 14y ago
      Indeed, that was a bit on the trollish side. I'd better go back to coding something myself.
  - hmc 14y ago
    I would say more misguided than brainwashed, someone needs to tell these guys inclusivity is not the same as positive discrimination.

veeti 14y ago

Am I just missing something here or did they seriously cancel an entire conference just because of some random dude on Twitter imagining some nonexistent racism/sexism in the speaker lineup? He's making this up in his own mind. Who's the real discriminator here?

blacktulip 14y ago
Their sponsor gave up on those twitter trolling
masklinn 14y ago
> Am I just missing something here or did they seriously cancel an entire conference just because of some random dude on Twitter imagining some nonexistent racism/sexism in the speaker lineup? According to https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912 https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912 sponsors pulled out. It's not mentioned at all in TFAA though, so I'd don't know if the explanation's legit (and why they went with a non-explanation instead if it is)

hmc 14y ago

It only seems to be white males that are complaining.

olgeni 14y ago
They probably are the most brainwashed and obsessed with the issue, and possibly believe they are scoring points in some imaginary and self-deprecating game. Sane people of different hues are probably doing something more interesting - reading Ruby books, writing Ruby code, or just having a life.
- fearoffish 14y ago
  I'm not sure that's the attitude that helps either side in this kind of situation. I call your troll-iness.
  - olgeni 14y ago
    Indeed, that was a bit on the trollish side. I'd better go back to coding something myself.
- hmc 14y ago
  I would say more misguided than brainwashed, someone needs to tell these guys inclusivity is not the same as positive discrimination.