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The problem is not PyCon. This is not an issue that should be solved by changing a code of conduct.

This is a problem with a person and her over zealous and ridiculous actions.

Let's be clear here, there should be nothing wrong with making dick jokes to your friend. Did he say "Haha, look at these dongles. They look like dicks. But we don't need them because have dicks! Maybe they should give these to the women so they can be better programmers with big dicks like us."? No.

We are living in a world where people increasingly feel the need to be "personally offended" by things that don't even involve them.

What if the male in question made an Englishman, Irishman, and Scotishman joke? Hell, they're pretty fucking funny! And you know what? They involve the Englishman doing something desperately stupid. Being an Englishman, am I offended? Fuck no.

This entire situation is beyond ridiculous.



It seems that of late sex (or talk about sex) = sexism.

Well no wonder then, that we can't have decent penis joke no more.


Let it not be forgotten that talking about sex in the wrong way in the wrong context actually is abusive.

If they were talking about Adria's body parts, or what they would like to do to Adria. Or propositioning her for sex. Or saying "hey baby" to her. Or trying to start a creepy conversation with her about her sex habits. These are among astronomically many possible examples of how you can talk inappropriately about sex to someone.

As a general rule, don't talk about sex to strangers, if you can't pick up any pattern of what is abusive or not.


Ah, but then they would be talking about her, not about sex.




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