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The fact that there are some comments on Reddit calling Adria Richards a bitch doesn't seem relevant to this submission. You can find crazy opinions on the inte

by vor_ 14y ago

The fact that there are some comments on Reddit calling Adria Richards a bitch doesn't seem relevant to this submission. You can find crazy opinions on the internet from either side of a politically charged story submitted here. The community here will filter the comments as they see fit. I can't speak to the agenda of r/MensRights, or whether or not this is a case of feminism gone too far, but it must be said that your post is itself pushing an agenda to discredit comments posted here by implying that critical comments are Reddit plants linked to vitriolic posts you found there. After all, your Twitter feed states that you're a feminist and criticizes "gender role enforcement" on Hacker News, which suggests you're coming at this story from a predisposition. That's fine, but it means your warning may be tinted by previously held views. To my knowledge, nobody is putting forth the worldview that men are being terrorized by women destroying lives. However, there are people who believe that losing a job over something so far removed from anything that actually matters as an overheard dick joke is step in the wrong direction for gender equality, especially when Adria made the same kind of joke herself. As for calling her a liar, that stems from the discrepancy in accounts. The guy who was fired claimed there was no sexual innuendo in the forking comment, and that it was applied by Adria in her telling of the incident.

ahelwer 14y ago
It's a service to warn people that a group is trying to push a narrative. My interest in feminism means I'm aware of these groups and the narratives they employ. My personal opinion is that firing the man was not a proportionate response, but the responsibility for that decision rests with his employer and has nothing to do with Adria. Regarding calling her a liar, the linked pastebin very obviously strips context from its simple assertion of lying.
slunk 14y ago
"To my knowledge, nobody is putting forth the worldview that men are being terrorized by women destroying lives." I got the opposite impression from the OP. To me, this post practically screamed men's rights. It's dripping with hyperbole (probably the worst of which occurs in the fifth paragraph - "now men will be looking over their shoulder every time a woman is present in the workplace or a conference because hey, she might do what Adria did"), peppered with ad hominem (calling her cowardly, etc...), and makes sexism the focus of the discussion. I read her blog post. Her problem seemed to be that the dongle guys were behaving inappropriately, not being sexist.

by vor_ 14y ago

ahelwer 14y ago

It's a service to warn people that a group is trying to push a narrative. My interest in feminism means I'm aware of these groups and the narratives they employ. My personal opinion is that firing the man was not a proportionate response, but the responsibility for that decision rests with his employer and has nothing to do with Adria. Regarding calling her a liar, the linked pastebin very obviously strips context from its simple assertion of lying.

slunk 14y ago

"To my knowledge, nobody is putting forth the worldview that men are being terrorized by women destroying lives." I got the opposite impression from the OP. To me, this post practically screamed men's rights. It's dripping with hyperbole (probably the worst of which occurs in the fifth paragraph - "now men will be looking over their shoulder every time a woman is present in the workplace or a conference because hey, she might do what Adria did"), peppered with ad hominem (calling her cowardly, etc...), and makes sexism the focus of the discussion. I read her blog post. Her problem seemed to be that the dongle guys were behaving inappropriately, not being sexist.