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> What Julie is doing is not attacking your way of, but rather showing her point of view on various things that occur within the tech community that has stood in her way.

People drinking didn't stand in her way. It's a convenient scapegoat, and I'm sure her feelings of fear were legitimate, but drinking at a conference is not, in any perspective, oppressive behavior.

Just because some people who drink also rape and/or assault, does not mean that "people drinking" creates an unsafe environment.

By that logic (some people who perpetuate sexism also make sexualized jokes), it would be inappropriate to make jokes about dongles at a conference.