Donglegate
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- ernexbcn0
Instead of paying attention to the talk she was paying attention to what the 2 nerds she had behind were saying, then her feminazi instincts went on fire.
It's ridiculous the shit that's been going on either by crazy people like this woman or the extremely politically correct crowd. A ruby conference in the UK had to be cancelled recently due to some people complaining on Twitter about the 100% white males speakers.
- shaft0
- you could argue that the whites have the power in africa too...rosem
- it's kind of true but to think about it or write it it's completely stupid.i_was
- it is not kind of true. not even a little bit. Definition: http://dictionary.re…monNom
- her saying "White People" are in the position of oppressor is racist, because it generalizes by race.monNom
- so unless she was making a witty non sequitur, she IS a racist.monNom
- monNom, exactlymonospaced
- Weyland0
This is why nerds can't have nice things
- rouncey0
I am appalled
- instrmntl0
The guy that made the joke seems like a decent guy:
Hi, I'm the guy who made a comment about big dongles. First of all I'd like to say I'm sorry. I really did not mean to offend anyone and I really do regret the comment and how it made Adria feel. She had every right to report me to staff, and I defend her position. However, there is another side to this story. While I did make a big dongle joke about a fictional piece hardware that identified as male, no sexual jokes were made about forking. My friends and I had decided forking someone's repo is a new form of flattery (the highest form being implementation) and we were excited about one of the presenters projects; a friend said "I would fork that guys repo" The sexual context was applied by Adria, and not us.
My second comment is this, Adria has an audience and is a successful person of the media. Just check out her web page linked in her twitter account, her hard work and social activism speaks for itself. With that great power and reach comes responsibility. As a result of the picture she took I was let go from my job today. Which sucks because I have 3 kids and I really liked that job.
She gave me no warning, she smiled while she snapped the pic and sealed my fate. Let this serve as a message to everyone, our actions and words, big or small, can have a serious impact.
I will be at pycon 2014, I will joke and socialize with everyone but I will also be mindful of my audience, accidental or otherwise.
Again, I apologize.
- instrmntl0
It's sad because if you look at Adria's YouTube videos (I had too much down time yesterday), she seems like a decent person. She just got caught up and made the wrong move. But then the momentum cleared her judgement later on and she got carried away. I dunno. GO INTERNETS!
- twokids0
I get offended by things people do, like when seth mcfarlane did his stupid 'i saw your boobs' song at the oscars.....or when 'i_was' called adria a cuntface.....hey, not cool man.......but i just have to let it go. She should have let it go. Or, say something to them directly. They probably would have apologized and it would have been over.
At the office I told everyone I thought that the Seth McFarlane thing about 'i saw your boobs' was stupid and offensive - then I let it go.
And 'i_was' - not cool man.
Hey Adria! Let it go.
- ukit20
It would have been one thing if they had actually insulted her in some way, but from what I read they were just making some kind of joke that she overheard. The name of her site suggests she's the kind of person who has a chip on her shoulder about this kind of stuff.
Anyway, first world problems. My guess is everyone involved will land on their feet due to the huge attention they are now getting.
- mg330
LEAST INTERESTING THING EVER
- lowimpakt0
i'm trying hard to give a fuck
- chossy0
So they made a joke about a big dongle and then a hommo erotic joke. Sounds like breakfast chat around my house.
- ZOOP0
- lessfloor0
fuck donglegate. get over it and post a fucking gif you cunts
- mg330
tell me what this is in one sentence.
- albums0
- < this is what happenedalbums
- god this is beautifulscarabin
- damn, that would scare the living shit out of any corporationmonospaced
- boobs0
Fun's fun until somebody somebody gets pervy about dongles.
- GeorgesII0
You white males have it so easy at life compared to her a persecuted black jewish woman