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Backlash over fake female speakers shuts down developer conference (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by canpolat@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, that quote you mention sounds pretty innocent, but the other ones, like

was accused of making up fake female speakers to attract high-profile speakers

fake profiles created by the event organizers to make the event look diverse in order to "successfully attract some of the most heavy-hitter men speakers in tech."

Sound almost like it was going to be a human trafficking fair rather than a programming conference. If the idea that some great male speakers will come to the conference just because there will be female speakers is correct then it's fcked way beyond what I would imagine. Sounds as if IT is a bunch of creeps although I know for granted that it's not (only) like that

[–] sweng@programming.dev 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think the idea is that big-name men will show up to support women and work for equality, not to creep on them.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, that was totally that 🌚

!In all seriousness, they may have had that idea but I can't make me see it that way reading that article !<