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No, it doesn't. The Rails community does tend to exaggerate a bit. I do think that good points have been raised about the issue of sexism in the Rails community
by batasrki 18y ago
No, it doesn't. The Rails community does tend to exaggerate a bit. I do think that good points have been raised about the issue of sexism in the Rails community and IT industry in general. That's something that people have been missing.
It's not just about this presentation. The only purpose this presentation serves is to illuminate that larger issue, and that's something that the whole industry needs to take a long, hard look at.
- fiaz 18y agoExcellent point, perhaps the larger issue might be that porn is more prevalent in today's day and age: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/nov/08/gender.weekend7 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/nov/08/gender.weekend7 http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Porn+becomes+cultural+wallpaper/1269150/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Porn+becomes+cultu... What made me roll my eyes while flipping through the presentation was the "in your face" attitude of inserting the images in the presentation to make a point. To me, the imagery exuded a certain lack of self confidence, but then again - big f'ing deal...it's not how I would get my point across. I see the insertion of the images as being a poor design choice and something that is not reflective of the larger community as a whole.
- ericb 18y agoIt becomes reflective on the community only over time if it is repeated and no one objects.
- fiaz 18y agoI disagree. It becomes reflective on the community if people focus on the small minority of people doing this. This is the same type of thing other groups around the world face where a small group gains a lot of attention and judgments are passed on the larger group as a whole.