Re:PyCon Code of Conduct changed to avoid public shaming
by bad_user on Thursday March 21, 2013 @12:50PM
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> Just because something is private doesn't mean it isn't disruptive to people within earshot
Just because something is disrupting people's ears, that doesn't mean it shouldn't happen. Ultimately it becomes a freedom of speech issue.
The joke wasn't sexist. Sexist jokes offend me too. But am I supposed to stop making sexual jokes now because somebody around me might get offended? Sorry, but fuck off and don't listen if you're a sensitive bitch.
Re:PyCon Code of Conduct changed to avoid public shaming
by LockeWatts on Thursday March 21, 2013 @02:09PM
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>* You don't generate a cone of silence by addressing a statement to a particular person. It is likely that people around you can still hear you.
And... so what? If I walk through a cafeteria and someone says something I don't like while chatting with their friends, I have the right to get them fired over it? I don't understand how people are advocating that.
>Since when did it become ok to vilify someone for a private conversation?
* Having a private conversation during a movie or play is generally considered the action of the worse sort of villain.
* Plenty of people have been vilified and sent to jail on the basis of statements made privately.
* Just because something is private doesn't mean it isn't disruptive to people within earshot.
>A private conversation in a public area is still private.
* You don't generate a cone of silence by addressing a statement to a particular person. It is likely that people around you can still hear you.
* Furthermore in a public venue you have no expectation of privacy.