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Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke by x0x0 on Sunday September 04, 2016 @03:49PM (#12426359)
What does libel have to do with banishment, public criticism of Crockford, or freedom of association?

I'll help: Nothing.

ps -- you are exactly free to associate with someone if they are removed from your professional circle for reasons you don't agree with. Doing so is itself free speech. Now others may disagree with you, or even shun you for doing so. Still free speech. You're free to never go to Nodevember or any conferences the Nodevember principles are involved with. You're free to go to the next conference that invites Crockford just because he's there, and to brag about that on twitter and hn. You're even free to attempt to create your own conference featuring 8 hours of Crockford making bad biceps jokes. More free speech!

Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke by LyndsySimon on Monday September 05, 2016 @11:35AM (#12430818)
For what it's worth, I've seen no one claiming conferences doesn't have the right to exclude whomever they want.

> Now others may disagree with you, or even shun you for doing so.

I believe that is what is happening here. A portion of the tech community (of which I am a part) have begun to see this movement[1] as toxic, and are speaking out against it. The desired result is to either come to an equitable compromise, or eject the members of the movement from the community.

[1]: "this movement", meaning what others here have referred to as "SJW". I'm unaware of a term for it that is not implicitly biased, and while I oppose the movement as a whole I recognize that there are underlying issues that must be addressed and am loath to group everyone who would describe themselves as passionate about "social justice" into a single group. It's far more nuanced than that.