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Huh. Yeah, I could see how that might generate discussion. As a heterosexual male, I would be uncomfortable being at a presentation that used pornographic ima

by hvs 18y ago

Huh. Yeah, I could see how that might generate discussion. As a heterosexual male, I would be uncomfortable being at a presentation that used pornographic imagery throughout. Call me a prude, but certain things simply don't belong in a professional environment.

batasrki 18y ago
Not only that, but when the issue was brought into the spotlight, the "leaders" of the Rails community dismissed as "edgy". Some have even applauded it. This is a major reason for Mike leaving.
- raganwald 18y ago
  When the issue was brought into the spotlight, the "leaders" of the Rails community dismissed as "edgy". Porn is not edgy. Walking into Oracle's Head Office and shitting on their conference table is edgy. http://twitter.com/raganwald/status/1641756320 http://twitter.com/raganwald/status/1641756320
- Tichy 18y ago
  So are there even less women in Rails than in other IT sectors? Or is it all just speculation? I could imagine applauding someone taking a stand against political correctness in certain circumstances.
badger7 18y ago
Ditto. I used to be a member of a guitar forum where religion was banned from discussion. All well and good, but I left in the end because whilst it wasn't discussed, I couldn't stand to read endless lyrics about the wonder of god, and every other piece of advice being to "join in with your local church band". You can, apparently, smother a whole lot of guitar discussion with just a smattering of religion, and all without any actual discussion. In the end, I wasn't comfortable there due to something that was nothing at all to do with guitars. I can ignore religion when I want to, and I can destroy an illogical belief system with the best of 'em, but, I'm much more likely to just find somewhere with less barriers to the subject at hand. It was unprofessional of them to disallow discussion of religion with wishy-washy rules, and it's unprofessional to plaster coding in porn, soft or otherwise.

by hvs 18y ago

batasrki 18y ago

Not only that, but when the issue was brought into the spotlight, the "leaders" of the Rails community dismissed as "edgy". Some have even applauded it. This is a major reason for Mike leaving.

raganwald 18y ago
When the issue was brought into the spotlight, the "leaders" of the Rails community dismissed as "edgy". Porn is not edgy. Walking into Oracle's Head Office and shitting on their conference table is edgy. http://twitter.com/raganwald/status/1641756320 http://twitter.com/raganwald/status/1641756320
Tichy 18y ago
So are there even less women in Rails than in other IT sectors? Or is it all just speculation? I could imagine applauding someone taking a stand against political correctness in certain circumstances.

badger7 18y ago

Ditto. I used to be a member of a guitar forum where religion was banned from discussion. All well and good, but I left in the end because whilst it wasn't discussed, I couldn't stand to read endless lyrics about the wonder of god, and every other piece of advice being to "join in with your local church band". You can, apparently, smother a whole lot of guitar discussion with just a smattering of religion, and all without any actual discussion. In the end, I wasn't comfortable there due to something that was nothing at all to do with guitars. I can ignore religion when I want to, and I can destroy an illogical belief system with the best of 'em, but, I'm much more likely to just find somewhere with less barriers to the subject at hand. It was unprofessional of them to disallow discussion of religion with wishy-washy rules, and it's unprofessional to plaster coding in porn, soft or otherwise.