> TechCrunch issued an apology Sunday for the "two misogynistic presentations," app is sexist yeah, but how is looking at tits misogynistic ?
It's misogynistic by that hip, new definition of misogynistic that doesn't mean misogynistic.
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#12Q: Cui bono?
/provocateur
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#13Not sure this adds much to the story, but I think it's noteworthy that this was covered in a mainstream news program. I heard it on the radio yesterday.
The New Yorker has been covering misogyny in tech for a while, be it a "beat" or just a growing trend of coverage.
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#14So, this has to be said. These fucktards are the people representing our profession on NPR. NPR doesn't run stories about the other apps presented at TechCrunch Disrupt. The public won't here about that, or really, much of the cool tech that goes on. They'll hear about this, and that's what they'll remember. Why the hell doesn't someone go up on that stage and kick those idiots off? Who's the goddamn moderator that i…
The moderators and many people in the room found the presentations funny. It wasn't until later when they tried explaining their behaviour to their mothers that they even began to understand the problems with what occurred.
I find this to be the most shocking thing of all.
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#15The sexist element is just one aspect of the fail. Fratboy behavior is annoying in college. It's particularly annoying in the real world.
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#16> TechCrunch issued an apology Sunday for the "two misogynistic presentations," app is sexist yeah, but how is looking at tits misogynistic ?
These two apps were in appropriate and offensive, why not apologize for "two inappropriate and offensive presentations"? While some of the behavior is clearly hate-based (threatening posts on Twitter, etc.), it seems like flat-out stupidity and insensitivity is also very common.
Twitter is the greatest platform for people getting offended on behalf of other people. I bet these armchair warriors will tweet-spam those guys to death.
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#17Commented earlier on another Women In Tech thread (seems to be the meme of the day).
The question is not "Why are there so few women in IT?", it's "Why are so many men in IT such jerks?"
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#18> TechCrunch issued an apology Sunday for the "two misogynistic presentations," app is sexist yeah, but how is looking at tits misogynistic ?
These two apps were in appropriate and offensive, why not apologize for "two inappropriate and offensive presentations"? While some of the behavior is clearly hate-based (threatening posts on Twitter, etc.), it seems like flat-out stupidity and insensitivity is also very common.
Not a "challenge" or anything: do you do hackathons? When you know you're not going to win, but also know you're going to be on stage later, an intentionally and blatantly stupid app is the way to go.
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#19Let our inner knee-jerk selves remember the ``Why defend freedom of icky speech?'' [1].
[1] http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/12/why-defend-freedom-of-...
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#20I agree the tech industry has a major sexism problem. Titstare is disgusting, and a lot of men in tech need to be beaten severely with a cluestick as this kind of thing is the worst sort of confluence of aspie anti-empathy and fratboy rape culture.
However all that said, I can't help but notice the inseperable confluence of sexism and puritanical taboo of anything related to sex in American culture. A masturbation app might be in poor taste and unprofessional, but there's no inherent reason it should be threatening to women.