Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes

Re:Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes by theorique on Thursday March 21, 2013 @07:00AM (#5414201)

So, making a joke about a "dongle" with your friend is a firable offense, but taking a photo of someone without their permission and publicly calling them an "ass clown" is okay?

It's not about what was done, it's about who did it. Because the latter offense was done by a member of an oppressed class, it's automatically OK. Because the former offense was done by a member of the oppressor class, it's punishable.

(Some people actually think this way.)

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Re:Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes by andybak on Thursday March 21, 2013 @07:37AM (#5414354)

And there is some validity to that view.

I'm not happy with the way this particular incident has panned out but arguing we should just ignore power relationships when analysing a situation is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Re:Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes by theorique on Thursday March 21, 2013 @07:55AM (#5414419)

I think the power asymmetry was rather limited in this case.

All the people involved in the incident were rather privileged - attendees of a conference that costs hundreds of dollars to attend (not including travel and accommodation).

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