Re:Forking and Dongle Jokes Don't Belong At Tech Conferences
by singleuse on Thursday March 21, 2013 @03:57AM
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I wouldn't be surprise if the DoJ actually intended for Aaron Swartz to kill himself. The US government did this before with public right activists.
And I agree that without the twitter post of the picture with the accompanying accusing comment, there would have been no firing involved.
> A creepshot by definition is a sexualized photograph, this doesn't count.
I think your argument here is being overly dismissive. Sure in the most common usage of the term, it's not a creepshot. But I still think many would agree that it's creepy, as a matter of social custom, to take pictures of random people. It never bodes well for an argument when it's focused on the semantics of a single term.
> Nothing wrong with this.
You don't provide a justification for this. Just a matter-of-fact statement (which is very off-putting).
> And no, she was under no obligation to explain anything to them
I agree she was not under any obligation to explain anything to them. But again, I think this argument is overly technical. Might it have been a good idea to simply ask them to apologize, and then leave it at that? I don't think anyone should instantly jump for the nuclear option (of getting people kicked out).
> which is a pretty gross thing to say and is offensive to folks with mental disability.
I think you're getting downvoted here for throwing out what appears to be a red herring (quibbling over a minor detail and in general being overly focused on semantics).
> The OP did not fire this individual nor escort them out of the room
I agree with you here, but then again, keep this in mind: the Department of Justice did not intend for Aaron Swartz to kill himself. Yet that was the consequence of their actions. I apologize if anyone thinks this example is too extreme.
I also feel like it's a leap to say that it is actually the company that is being overly PC. It's more likely they fired him because of the negative media attention.