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Right, but when he had a chance to comment again to defend his statements, he instead went after the angle of saving himself rather than addressing the issue at
by owenwil 13y ago
Right, but when he had a chance to comment again to defend his statements, he instead went after the angle of saving himself rather than addressing the issue at the core.
He could have talked about the work he's doing to help girls learn to code.
He could have talked about others' work to help girls learn code.
He could have talked about how he is not biased towards men.
Instead, he just attacked journalists in general and didn't bother to address the root problem. It's all about saving oneself.
- gfodor 13y agoWhere did this happen? This article is a blog by Fred Wilson.
- philwelch 13y agoThe root problem is that when he tried talking about the root problem, his words were taken out of context and used against him. There's no way to win with character assassins and tabloids, and calling them out as people who don't discuss issues in good faith is the best you can do.