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I can't fathom why racial minorities would not feel welcome at such a conference. Do they think people are going to be surprised that they are in attendance, di

by aes256 14y ago

I can't fathom why racial minorities would not feel welcome at such a conference. Do they think people are going to be surprised that they are in attendance, disapprove of them being there, or look down on them? It's a programming conference, not a meeting of the KKK.

rmc 14y ago
Do they think people are going to … look down on them? Yes that's what happens now. Dell conference: comeidan brought on by Dell "The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep women out." http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2174903/dell-issues-apology-women http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2174903/dell-issues... CouchDB "Perform like a porn star" http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/CouchDB_talk http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/CouchDB_talk Tech company organises a code jam. "Perks: Women" http://readwrite.com/2012/03/20/how-casual-sexism-put-sqoot-in http://readwrite.com/2012/03/20/how-casual-sexism-put-sqoot-... More here: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Incidents http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Incidents
- aes256 14y ago
  If you try hard enough you can be offended by anything. Dell comedian? Comedians thrive on controversial material. Sounds to me like a tongue-in-cheek observational joke that is just as offensive to men as it is to women. "Congratulations, the IT industry is a sausage-fest, just the way you want it to be, right?" CouchDB? Can't find a copy of the original presentation, but what's wrong with allusions to pornography? There are plenty of male porn stars, and plenty of pornography that degrades men? Perks: Women? Again, an observation on the male dominance of the industry. Similar to the Dell comedian, this is much a joke aimed at men as it is at women; male geeks need to attend a code jam to come into contact with women, etc.

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I can't fathom why racial minorities would not feel welcome at such a conference. Do they think people are going to be surprised that they are in attendance, di

by aes256 14y ago

rmc 14y ago
Do they think people are going to … look down on them? Yes that's what happens now. Dell conference: comeidan brought on by Dell "The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep women out." http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2174903/dell-issues-apology-women http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2174903/dell-issues... CouchDB "Perform like a porn star" http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/CouchDB_talk http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/CouchDB_talk Tech company organises a code jam. "Perks: Women" http://readwrite.com/2012/03/20/how-casual-sexism-put-sqoot-in http://readwrite.com/2012/03/20/how-casual-sexism-put-sqoot-... More here: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Incidents http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Incidents
- aes256 14y ago
  If you try hard enough you can be offended by anything. Dell comedian? Comedians thrive on controversial material. Sounds to me like a tongue-in-cheek observational joke that is just as offensive to men as it is to women. "Congratulations, the IT industry is a sausage-fest, just the way you want it to be, right?" CouchDB? Can't find a copy of the original presentation, but what's wrong with allusions to pornography? There are plenty of male porn stars, and plenty of pornography that degrades men? Perks: Women? Again, an observation on the male dominance of the industry. Similar to the Dell comedian, this is much a joke aimed at men as it is at women; male geeks need to attend a code jam to come into contact with women, etc.