Re:I'm not a Woman in Tech
by delecti on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @12:23PM
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I don't see their preferences as necessarily conflicting from your point of view. Some people of various groups want the ability to have events of their own, and others want to be included in non-restrictive coding events. Allow/encourage both. Don't fight back against "Women Who Code" events, and be welcoming and polite to women at non-restrictive coding events. You don't need to have a stance on which is better, and as long as you don't try to have a white or men exclusive event I don't see you having any trouble.
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Why would a white or men exclusive event be trouble? Are white men the tainted scourge of the world?
Are you asking sincerely, or are you trying to do some false equivalence sealioning nonsense?
Re:I'm not a Woman in Tech
by Caveman_Coder on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @07:01PM
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It seemed like a legitimate question. The parent comment said pretty much every selectivity group is okay except for white males and the child post simply asked why is that the case. At least that's how I read it.
My point is that I find it extremely hard to believe that anybody could ask the question "what's wrong with a whites only event?" in sincerity.
That said, I admit that a men only event is reasonable in certain circumstances.