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SendGrid Fires Employee After Firestorm Over Inappropriate Jokes

Posted by samzenpus on from the everyone-calm-down dept.

tsamsoniw writes "Hoping to strike a blow against sexism in the tech industry , developer and tech evangelist Adria Richards took to Twitter to complain about two male developers swapping purportedly offensive jokes at PyCon. The decision has set into motion a chain of events that illustrate the impact a tweet or two can make in this age of social networking: One the developers and Richards have since lost their jobs, and even the chair of PyCon has been harassed for his minor role in the incident."

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  1. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Then go live out in the wilderness or something; at least you won't hear humans saying things you disagree with there.

    Now fuck off, you pussy.

  2. Wow, there's a lot of women haters here by Johnny+Loves+Linux · · Score: 0, Troll
    Folks, I've been looking at the postings and it's clear to me that as a group your biased. Here are the facts of the matter:
    • 2 men made inappropriate sexist comments at PyCon.
    • Those comments offended a woman.
    • PyCon has RULES OF CONDUCT.
    • Those "guys" BROKE THE RULES OF CONDUCT.

    Which fact are you people not clear on? Those guys are NOT victims. They ARE the perpetrators. They're being fired is a direct consequence of their BEHAVIOR.

    Here's a simple diagnostic that you can take to help you decide if you have a difficult time or are simply unable to understand when a comment is inappropriate:

    Here's Atriusofbricia sig line: "I was raised on the command line, bitch."

    Do you see the problem with it? If the answer is yes, then you're capable of understanding when a statement is demeaning to women.

    If the answer is no, then you may have a problem empathizing with women. I strongly encourage you to give some thought as to why you're having trouble relating to women.

  3. Re:More facetime by tehcyder · · Score: 1, Troll

    Oh good, so she's just a blithering idiot.

    No, she's more or less right. Racism is primarily about power. And stupidity. Black people can certainly be as stupid as white people, but they tend not to be the ones in power in the West. [*]

    Making it an absolute statement is silly, as there are certainly black, Asian and other non-white people who are racist, especially when they are the ones in power.

    [*] Yes I know the POTUS is black. That did not magically make racism disappear overnight.

    --
    To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it