At the very least, the magnitude and gravity claimed become suspect.

Watch this video and tell me if you think that they're comfortable portraying themselves this way and wouldn't act the way discussed in this post?

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/08/...

And here I was thinking brogramming was just a total self-aware meme that went from pun to Twilio's joke presentation to media hysteria. Are you telling me this is a real subculture which exists in Silicon Valley now?

Not at all. I hope he kicks their ass in court.

However, it detracts from the story compared to a straight telling, which would have focused 100% on the racist jerk.

IMO.

Because I didn't see a better place to comment and I value your response:

When should it be considered acceptable for a victim to mimic their aggressor's behavior (especially when it is similar behavior that caused the victimization to begin with)?

Disclaimer: I'm trying to understand and not support to any of the GP comments.