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Tech Community Group Hacker Hideout names costume party "Hackers & Hookers"

23 points by phwd 13y ago

calibraxis 13y ago
At least they're honest about misogyny. Some people see no significant difference between renting machines and females, to carry out commands.
geetee 13y ago
so what. edit: seriously. that's the response this commands. no capitalization included.
jordo37 13y ago
Man, what the hell. This is despicable but also just dumb - someone already got in trouble for this exact same stuff last year and there was media coverage. At least when lame-o's come up with new forms of misogyny it advances the conversation forward, this is just a rehash.
noname123 13y ago
Awesome. This is like the "Pimps & Hoes" party back in college. But you know the reality of these parties, the golden rule of engineering applies here, 80/20 rule - meaning the gender ratio and probability of odds/goods are good. Oh and before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, let's not get worked up about stupid names in tech events and work on real gender equality in concrete substantive programs.
- ogghead 13y ago
  "Oh and before anyone gets their panties in a bunch..." I assume that was meant to be ironic, because otherwise, um...
  - noname123 13y ago
    It's alright haha. Irony intended. I knew the response which is just people being PC without actually offering any substantive change. Tbh, I'd rather be openly sexist than to be socially liberal and closet sexist.
lbarrow 13y ago
ValleyWag pretty much nailed it: "Beer. Dance floor. Shot bar. Food truck. Girls." Nerds. Obliviousness. Poor judgment. Skewed cultural views. Social regression. Bros. MySQL. Crushing it. A party atmosphere combined with everything that makes the rest of the world hate you, Silicon Valley: this party is not smart." http://valleywag.gawker.com/hackers-and-hookers-startup-party-is-techs-new-worst-1450909234/@sambiddle http://valleywag.gawker.com/hackers-and-hookers-startup-part...
genevievemp 13y ago
Can I debut my 'uber for sex' startup there? #whoresmakeitwork
ogghead 13y ago
Buncha pathetic bros. I think they believe this pitch will actually entice female humanoids to attend. If this mysogynist debacle comes to pass, I would love to see pictures. Bro-dudes are always funny.

23 points by phwd 13y ago

At least they're honest about misogyny. Some people see no significant difference between renting machines and females, to carry out commands.

geetee 13y ago

so what. edit: seriously. that's the response this commands. no capitalization included.

jordo37 13y ago

Man, what the hell. This is despicable but also just dumb - someone already got in trouble for this exact same stuff last year and there was media coverage. At least when lame-o's come up with new forms of misogyny it advances the conversation forward, this is just a rehash.

noname123 13y ago

Awesome. This is like the "Pimps & Hoes" party back in college. But you know the reality of these parties, the golden rule of engineering applies here, 80/20 rule - meaning the gender ratio and probability of odds/goods are good. Oh and before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, let's not get worked up about stupid names in tech events and work on real gender equality in concrete substantive programs.

ogghead 13y ago
"Oh and before anyone gets their panties in a bunch..." I assume that was meant to be ironic, because otherwise, um...
- noname123 13y ago
  It's alright haha. Irony intended. I knew the response which is just people being PC without actually offering any substantive change. Tbh, I'd rather be openly sexist than to be socially liberal and closet sexist.

lbarrow 13y ago

ValleyWag pretty much nailed it: "Beer. Dance floor. Shot bar. Food truck. Girls." Nerds. Obliviousness. Poor judgment. Skewed cultural views. Social regression. Bros. MySQL. Crushing it. A party atmosphere combined with everything that makes the rest of the world hate you, Silicon Valley: this party is not smart." http://valleywag.gawker.com/hackers-and-hookers-startup-party-is-techs-new-worst-1450909234/@sambiddle http://valleywag.gawker.com/hackers-and-hookers-startup-part...

genevievemp 13y ago

Can I debut my 'uber for sex' startup there? #whoresmakeitwork

ogghead 13y ago

Buncha pathetic bros. I think they believe this pitch will actually entice female humanoids to attend. If this mysogynist debacle comes to pass, I would love to see pictures. Bro-dudes are always funny.