[liedra]

As a woman in tech, I'd like to thank the men in this thread who obviously get what the problem is here. This sort of stuff can only change with a concerted effort from both men and women to change the culture. And it's small steps like standing up to sexist jerks and calling out people who engage in activities like this that will get us closer to our destination.

[vinceguidry]

Really, men in tech need to stop thinking that they're somehow not part of the problem and are therefore free to make jokes about it.

You become part of the problem when you do stuff like this.

You don't see white people going around using the word "nigga" lightly, why should it be OK for this sort of joke to be made at a tech conference? It's not OK. It may never be OK. So just stop doing it. You're not Louis CK, you didn't make a career of comedy. Don't think you can tread the line of these social issues and not have it blow up in your face.

[xobitz]

> You don't see white people going around using the word "nigga" lightly, why should it be OK for this sort of joke to be made at a tech conference?

Because people who think these are the same thing are delusional.