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Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It... by niggler on Sunday March 24, 2013 @06:13PM (#5434009)
"Porn is deeply offensive to many groups of people on religious as well as gender grounds". Interestingly enough, many white male christians find it offensive as well. That's not an exaggeration. It's really poor form to draw an analogy to porn in a tech conference (and I'm male, for the record) and makes our industry look really boorish.

"things that tie members of the coalition together."

Does decorum or decency or sensibility count?

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Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It... by MetaCosm on Sunday March 24, 2013 @07:12PM (#5434271)
Many white Christians find gays offensive as well -- I don't care what they find offensive, them being offended doesn't give them rights.

If the talk referenced "My Two Dads" -- they would be welcome to be offended, and leave.

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Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It... by niggler on Sunday March 24, 2013 @07:18PM (#5434294)
"Many white Christians find gays offensive as well"

I am not homosexual and I don't find gays offensive. Nonetheless, I would be incredibly disturbed to be hearing about "homosexual haskell" or "faggot functions". It's not appropriate in a tech conference, regardless of your sexual orientation or opinion about sexual orientation.

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Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It... by MetaCosm on Sunday March 24, 2013 @07:24PM (#5434319)
What about "My Two Dads -- Redundancy Works" -- Subline "Erlang redundant processes and safety"
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Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It... by niggler on Sunday March 24, 2013 @07:30PM (#5434343)
Regardless of the level of offense, 'Dad' isn't a natural word to use in that context (I've never heard anyone use the word 'dad' when discussing redundancy). 'Master' would be much more appropriate.
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