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by juiceandjuice 4831 days ago
The joke, while violating the terms of the python convention, was PG-13 at best. It was the equivalent of a "that's what she said joke". It's a joke a 12 year old would make. It wasn't violent, it wasn't oppressive, it was just off-color. It wasn't a reason for anyone to get fired over.

Yes, it was immature. It was no reason to get up in arms over. Her blog post, with the "Think of the Children" aspect was equally immature in a different way.

The reason I'm sure Adria was fired was because she continued to handle the situation poorly and unprofessionally.

I think both parties should have been reprimanded, and apologized, and that should have been that. Instead there's a few people without jobs and a public disgrace.