[IvyMike]

The term microagression is weird.

If it was "micro", a proportional response would have also have been micro. Public shaming seems out of proportion.

And "aggression" implies directed hostility or malicious intent, neither of which seems to be the case here.

> Jokes like that foster the uncomfortable boys club environment that is so inherent to tech.

I have to simply disagree here. There are other things that may foster such an environment, but focusing on dumb, non-hostile jokes like this are a distraction.

[esbwhat]

The idea of a microaggression is that it's many small things you are exposed to consistently, and a lot. The kind of things people will say "lighten up, it's just a joke" to, because they see it as an individual incident. (which incidentally has been happening in this thread, a lot)