Re^3: How many man-hours would you estimate you have invested in learning Perl?

[tinita]

it's one of those seemingly harmless jokes we're confronted with regularly. I see a big difference to the other options. I don't have any problem with the "social skills" option.
and it goes one level further - it's not "only" discriminating women, but it's discriminating those who complain about discrimination by pretending that all feminists are aggressive. especially after the incident where a woman heard a bad joke in a conference audience and put a photo of the guys on twitter (which I think was a really bad idea).

just like I don't generalize men all being sexist, I don't want feminists being generalized as aggressive.

like it was said in a similar discussion months ago, it's also about context. in a group of friends this might be funny because you know how it was meant.

[shetech]

Just so. And this is one of the primary reasons why I don't hang out in communities like this very much, and is the reason why I don't attend developer conferences. Every step I take in that world is a reminder of why I'm not welcome.

[tinita]

that's a pity. :-/
I have to say that my personal experience at YAPCs and perl workshops is very good; I even was member of the orga team for the first time recently. We added a short policy against discrimination and harassment to our call for participation. I would like to encourage you to participate in conferences, and in case of an issue, talk to the orga team or the person in question; maybe that's the best way to make the right people aware of the problem. =)

[Anonymous Monk]

Please don't take this community as an example. There seem to be some people who make bad jokes (possibly unintended), and unfortunately a number of machos who take part in such discussions and use all means to discredit anybody who is complaining. This is easy because it's anonmyous.
I guess at conferences this is better. If those people are attending (what I doubt), then at least they usually don't dare to say aloud what they've written here.

[Anonymous Monk]

Every step I take in that world is a reminder of why I'm not welcome.

Try skipping :)

[Jenda]

Being oversensitive surely feels that way. I'll tell you a secret, we all feel not welcome at times. Some of us did not find an organization to amplify and return the feeling yet though.

[Anonymous Monk]

I just popped up to say "Hello!"
I'll soon return back down below
I came to further my agenda
That single issue you'll remember
My raison d'etre for contributions
No questions to ask nor proffered solutions
No molehills flattened just mountains raised
My PC issue for which I must be praised
My single issue to disturb the peace
The issue that gives my life its lease
And now I've done my duty clear
That's it. I'm out of here