> Conference and panel organizers who “can’t find” diverse panel members should be fired. Point blank. > We talk to each other. We warn each other. If there aren’t any women pitching you, it’s not a pipeline problem.…
> I think that this verb is particularly meaningful in that a member of our community killed himself not that long ago and those of us that were close to him would rather not be reminded of it every time we use this…
Unsubstantive pot-stirring, followed by a Patreon link.
The implication is that diversity of experience/background/culture leads to diversity of thought and diversity of ideas. That's fairly logical and noble goal, but it ignores the idea that that same diversity of…
Giving someone an opportunity based on a protected class, which denies that same opportunity to someone else of that protected class, is discrimination. It is treating someone negatively based on their protected class.…
And what if said young software engineering student reads Bryana's blog post and realizes that Bryana may only have been chosen to speak because she is a woman? What sort of inspiration would that be for other women to…
It means your hypothetical substitution situation is no different from mine, I just happen to have picked a substitution based on an existing situation that meets the criteria you chose. The fact that it disagrees with…
We've built our straw effigies from the same bale, mine just happens to burn more cleanly.
Nobody is questioning her ability or qualifications, only your decision to offer her opportunities and incentives based on her gender which her post implies were not also available to equally qualified male members of…
Let's make it more fair: instead of men and women changing jobs, ostensibly causing a great deal of chaos, let's go with a parallel universe where your conditions are already in place. Or even better, let's use…
I disagree. Discrimination, both sexism and racism, is any negative treatment towards someone based on protected status, regardless of who is "in power". The critical race theory definition is just a shield to hide…
All capable employees should be encouraged and incentivized equally, or based on their competence. Incentive based on protected status is discrimination.
Helping people overcome whatever unique problems they face in order to reach their full potential is expected and encouraged. Offering them opportunities solely based on a protected status is not. I reiterate: if the…
She says she was encouraged to apply and speak at conferences, and that management would campaign for the whole team to attend any conferences where she is accepted to speak. > This may seem like special treatment or in…
The Contributor Covenant is a simple document that explicitly tells people not to do the things they already know not to do. The Open Code of Conduct is a design-by-committee list of all the reasons you're a terrible…
My example is not contrived at all, and equally relevant. You can take any feminist argument and search/replace "men" with "black people" and the underlying hate speech becomes readily apparent. The specific group of…
> This may be a kind of blunt observation, but perhaps you see what you're looking for? Saying I'm looking for an excuse to get offended in a conversation about feminism is a level of pot and kettle I haven't…
You don't get that it's offensive to men to say "teach men not to rape"? What about "teach black people not to murder"? Does that not sound incredibly racist to you? If it does, and I really hope it does, what is the…
The differences between First World and Third World opportunities are stark, unfortunate, and inarguably unfair. The differences between First World Male and First World Female opportunities are also stark, unfortunate,…
There is a very strong disparity between feminism's words and actions. They call for equality, but in reality use it as a sword to strike at men. http://reason.com/archives/2015/07/23/sexist-scientist-tim-h...…
> Physical attraction alone does not disregard a person's humanity or personal agency. Your argument is perfectly reasonable, it would be nice if other feminists understood the difference. In my experience, it is more…
> "Teach men not to rape." That is word-for-word the way I hear it phrased, and no context can make it right. It implies that men are rapists who don't know any better, and need educated on what rape is and how not to…
> Framing masculinity as a negative is anti-male. "Patriarchy" as a concept, regarding men as responsible for all the ills of the world, is also anti-male. I agree that there are competing definitions for the word…
> You've basically repeated what I said, except you seem to think sexism a good thing as long as it targets someone you perceive as "advantaged". First World Male Privilege | First World Female Privilege | Third World…
>> Men are rapists and sexual offenders by default. > Nope, the argument is that there is a societal pattern that devalues the severity of rape through humour and other cultural tropes. "Teach men not to rape." "Teach…
> Conference and panel organizers who “can’t find” diverse panel members should be fired. Point blank. > We talk to each other. We warn each other. If there aren’t any women pitching you, it’s not a pipeline problem.…
> I think that this verb is particularly meaningful in that a member of our community killed himself not that long ago and those of us that were close to him would rather not be reminded of it every time we use this…
Unsubstantive pot-stirring, followed by a Patreon link.
The implication is that diversity of experience/background/culture leads to diversity of thought and diversity of ideas. That's fairly logical and noble goal, but it ignores the idea that that same diversity of…
Giving someone an opportunity based on a protected class, which denies that same opportunity to someone else of that protected class, is discrimination. It is treating someone negatively based on their protected class.…
And what if said young software engineering student reads Bryana's blog post and realizes that Bryana may only have been chosen to speak because she is a woman? What sort of inspiration would that be for other women to…
It means your hypothetical substitution situation is no different from mine, I just happen to have picked a substitution based on an existing situation that meets the criteria you chose. The fact that it disagrees with…
We've built our straw effigies from the same bale, mine just happens to burn more cleanly.
Nobody is questioning her ability or qualifications, only your decision to offer her opportunities and incentives based on her gender which her post implies were not also available to equally qualified male members of…
Let's make it more fair: instead of men and women changing jobs, ostensibly causing a great deal of chaos, let's go with a parallel universe where your conditions are already in place. Or even better, let's use…
I disagree. Discrimination, both sexism and racism, is any negative treatment towards someone based on protected status, regardless of who is "in power". The critical race theory definition is just a shield to hide…
All capable employees should be encouraged and incentivized equally, or based on their competence. Incentive based on protected status is discrimination.
Helping people overcome whatever unique problems they face in order to reach their full potential is expected and encouraged. Offering them opportunities solely based on a protected status is not. I reiterate: if the…
She says she was encouraged to apply and speak at conferences, and that management would campaign for the whole team to attend any conferences where she is accepted to speak. > This may seem like special treatment or in…
The Contributor Covenant is a simple document that explicitly tells people not to do the things they already know not to do. The Open Code of Conduct is a design-by-committee list of all the reasons you're a terrible…
My example is not contrived at all, and equally relevant. You can take any feminist argument and search/replace "men" with "black people" and the underlying hate speech becomes readily apparent. The specific group of…
> This may be a kind of blunt observation, but perhaps you see what you're looking for? Saying I'm looking for an excuse to get offended in a conversation about feminism is a level of pot and kettle I haven't…
You don't get that it's offensive to men to say "teach men not to rape"? What about "teach black people not to murder"? Does that not sound incredibly racist to you? If it does, and I really hope it does, what is the…
The differences between First World and Third World opportunities are stark, unfortunate, and inarguably unfair. The differences between First World Male and First World Female opportunities are also stark, unfortunate,…
There is a very strong disparity between feminism's words and actions. They call for equality, but in reality use it as a sword to strike at men. http://reason.com/archives/2015/07/23/sexist-scientist-tim-h...…
> Physical attraction alone does not disregard a person's humanity or personal agency. Your argument is perfectly reasonable, it would be nice if other feminists understood the difference. In my experience, it is more…
> "Teach men not to rape." That is word-for-word the way I hear it phrased, and no context can make it right. It implies that men are rapists who don't know any better, and need educated on what rape is and how not to…
> Framing masculinity as a negative is anti-male. "Patriarchy" as a concept, regarding men as responsible for all the ills of the world, is also anti-male. I agree that there are competing definitions for the word…
> You've basically repeated what I said, except you seem to think sexism a good thing as long as it targets someone you perceive as "advantaged". First World Male Privilege | First World Female Privilege | Third World…
>> Men are rapists and sexual offenders by default. > Nope, the argument is that there is a societal pattern that devalues the severity of rape through humour and other cultural tropes. "Teach men not to rape." "Teach…