The PyCon Incident
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The PyCon Incident
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#2"Anyone can post a photo and get you fired."
No, the photo did not get you fired, your employer's questionable policies got you fired. If indeed a phallus joke between two persons in a private conversation is not objectionable, why was this person fired?
As I see it here, the more and more "transparent" our private lives become with cell phone cameras and always-on video glasses, the more protection employees need from bone-headed employers dismissing them for reasons wholly unrelated to their competencies performing the job they were hired to do.
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#3While I agree with some of the points made, I don't think that posting them anonymously on pastebin and then submitting them on HN using the pseudonym "afraidofadria" is of any help if you're actually interested in a balanced discussion.
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#4While I agree with some of the points made, I don't think that posting them anonymously on pastebin and then submitting them on HN using the pseudonym "afraidofadria" is of any help if you're actually interested in a balanced discussion.
If you agree with the points, should the identity of the person that makes them have a significant bearing?
I can't say I blame them, she does have a virtual mob at her disposal, and mob justice can be a scary thing.
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#5Adria's actions really clearly violated the pycon code of conduct - has there been an official response yet?
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#7I would also like a response from Sendgrid here. Somebody they sent to a conference, who was representing their company there, went on a personal vendetta against somebody and got them fired.
That's awful, and I join the people I see online right now in saying that I cannot, in good conscience, ever do business with a company that supports that behavior.
--And to how far Adria has set back womens' rights here--
The common thread I've seen from the women I've worked with in tech has been that they really just wish people didn't even notice their gender. They don't want to get treated like "a girl", they just want to get treated like "a person".
What Adria has done here is made sure that people in tech are always hyper aware if they're working with one of the "outsiders" that she has cast herself as.
It's really sad.
(This comment is also worth reading: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5407884)
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#8"Anyone can post a photo and get you fired." No, the photo did not get you fired, your employer's questionable policies got you fired. If indeed a phallus joke between two persons in a private conversation is not objectionable, why was this person fired? As I see it here, the more and more "transparent" our private lives become with cell phone cameras and always-on video glasses, the more protection employees need fr…
I wonder how long it'll be till we see the first "masked" conference, Italian style. Personal identities concealed! Could be kinda fun actually..
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#9I would also like a response from Sendgrid here. Somebody they sent to a conference, who was representing their company there, went on a personal vendetta against somebody and got them fired. That's awful, and I join the people I see online right now in saying that I cannot, in good conscience, ever do business with a company that supports that behavior. --And to how far Adria has set back womens' rights here-- The c…
Well, what can they really say? Either throw her under the bus, or agree completely. So realistically we're down to one option.
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#10While I agree with some of the points made, I don't think that posting them anonymously on pastebin and then submitting them on HN using the pseudonym "afraidofadria" is of any help if you're actually interested in a balanced discussion.
If you agree with the points, should the identity of the person that makes them have a significant bearing? I can't say I blame them, she does have a virtual mob at her disposal, and mob justice can be a scary thing.
> she does have a virtual mob at her disposal, and mob justice can be a scary thing.
Becomes abundantly clear when you look at her twitter feed. She seems to have an army who hangs on her every word.