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There's a profound difference between 'refraining from obvious and offensive references' and '"kinder, gentler" atmosphere appropriate for delicate-minded women
by niggler 14y ago
There's a profound difference between 'refraining from obvious and offensive references' and '"kinder, gentler" atmosphere appropriate for delicate-minded women-folk.' References to porn or sex or virginity or rape or molestation or fondling or groping are not appropriate for a tech conference, and some of those topics are not appropriate for any sort of discourse (as we saw with Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" remarks)
"Our goal is to create an inclusive, respectful conference environment that invites participation from people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, religions, and sexual orientations. " https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/diversity/ https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/diversity/
- rayiner 14y agoIt's not a question of whether comments like this should be made or not made at a tech conference. It's a question of, essentially, "standing to object." It's not about right and wrong, but "effective politics" versus "ineffective politics."