This Industry is Fucked

Re:This Industry is Fucked by jazzyk on Sunday July 05, 2015 @10:01PM (#9836223)

Please do not bring the Adria story again - she made a fuss because of an adolescent joke she overheard two rows behind her in a private conversation, which was NOT DIRECTED AT HER, and was not about females or sexual or any other interaction with females. All the same while making crass jokes herself in her social media accounts.

As opposed to this case, where some sickos clearly send very troubling messages DIRECTLY ADDRESSED to Jessie. She should call the cops immediately.

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Re:This Industry is Fucked by Frondo on Sunday July 05, 2015 @10:20PM (#9836310)

Aaaaand, our two divergent reactions to the Adria Richards story is probably why these friends of mine (the female programmers) probably felt like they could trust me with the stories of their experiences;

e.g. I'm not going to tell them they're wrong, I'm not going to try and reinterpret their stories...I'm just going to listen.

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Re:This Industry is Fucked by jazzyk on Sunday July 05, 2015 @11:57PM (#9836676)

I was not re-interpreting the A.R. story - the facts were what they were. EVERY STORY about harassment (or threats or otherwise troubling behavior) should be reported/heard, but putting the two stories we are talking about in the same basket is not fair - Jessie's case is in a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CATEGORY - it is personal and threatening - unlike the other one.

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Re:This Industry is Fucked by Gigablah on Sunday July 05, 2015 @10:42PM (#9836399)

What's there to be smug about? People will naturally confide in individuals who don't challenge their stories. It's basic empathy.

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