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Her own phallus joke, as mentioned in the pastie, which she made on Twitter, a much more public venue: https://twitter.com/adriarichards/status/312265091791847

Her own phallus joke, as mentioned in the pastie, which she made on Twitter, a much more public venue: https://twitter.com/adriarichards/status/312265091791847425 https://twitter.com/adriarichards/status/312265091791847425 Incredibly hypocritical on her part.

SODaniel 14y ago
This just makes me sad, what a hypocrite.
bshastry 14y ago
By far the best critique of her actions---her own action.
jasonlotito 14y ago
PyCon has a code of conduct. The write up regarding this specific incident is here: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycon-response-to-inappropriate.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycon-response-to-inapprop... People are allowed to make offensive jokes. Except when they agree not to. By attending PyCon, you are making that agreement. In the end, the result was resolved well by all 3 parties. The issue is that one of the parties got fired. An overreaction by his ex-employer. In part, I blame the community. The employer probably thought to quickly defuse the situation and distance themselves. It's been mostly effective, with the blame primarily being put on the woman. Most people seem to be ignoring the actual perpetrators of the real problem, the firing.
- integraton 14y ago
  > PyCon has a code of conduct. PyCon attendee procedure for handling harassment: https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/harassment-incidents/ https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/harassment-i... "Report the harassment incident (preferably in writing) to a conference staff member - all reports are confidential...The staff is well informed on how to deal with the incident and how to further proceed with the situation...Note: Public shaming can be counter-productive to building a strong community. PyCon does not condone nor participate in such actions out of respect."
  - jasonlotito 14y ago
    And she followed it, in writing.
- takluyver 14y ago
  The employer certainly bears some responsibility. But it also seems that Adria could have handled this better. Taking pictures of people without their consent is against the PyCon code of conduct, and it also advises against public shaming.
  - wpietri 14y ago
    Could you show the bit where taking photos is against the CoC?
    - takluyver 14y ago
      Apologies, I should have checked that claim rather than repeating what other people had said. The actual wording is that "Harassment includes... harassing photography or recording". That's somewhat less clear, though the warning about public shaming is still relevant.

SODaniel 14y ago

This just makes me sad, what a hypocrite.

bshastry 14y ago

By far the best critique of her actions---her own action.

jasonlotito 14y ago

PyCon has a code of conduct. The write up regarding this specific incident is here: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycon-response-to-inappropriate.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycon-response-to-inapprop... People are allowed to make offensive jokes. Except when they agree not to. By attending PyCon, you are making that agreement. In the end, the result was resolved well by all 3 parties. The issue is that one of the parties got fired. An overreaction by his ex-employer. In part, I blame the community. The employer probably thought to quickly defuse the situation and distance themselves. It's been mostly effective, with the blame primarily being put on the woman. Most people seem to be ignoring the actual perpetrators of the real problem, the firing.

integraton 14y ago
> PyCon has a code of conduct. PyCon attendee procedure for handling harassment: https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/harassment-incidents/ https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/harassment-i... "Report the harassment incident (preferably in writing) to a conference staff member - all reports are confidential...The staff is well informed on how to deal with the incident and how to further proceed with the situation...Note: Public shaming can be counter-productive to building a strong community. PyCon does not condone nor participate in such actions out of respect."
- jasonlotito 14y ago
  And she followed it, in writing.
takluyver 14y ago
The employer certainly bears some responsibility. But it also seems that Adria could have handled this better. Taking pictures of people without their consent is against the PyCon code of conduct, and it also advises against public shaming.
- wpietri 14y ago
  Could you show the bit where taking photos is against the CoC?
  - takluyver 14y ago
    Apologies, I should have checked that claim rather than repeating what other people had said. The actual wording is that "Harassment includes... harassing photography or recording". That's somewhat less clear, though the warning about public shaming is still relevant.