[startupstella]

The problem is that the women are overtly sexualized. Which is fine if the ad is for a strip club. But it's not...it's for a tech event. Context is key here. We've been desensitized by accepting these images of women as normal...they're not. And especially not for a tech event.

[sp332]

Actually, it's an invitation to a party at a nightclub. And again, these women dressed themselves and went to a similar party in Miami.

To be clear, telling women that they are "not normal" is actually discouraging them from attending, not to mention being really judgemental.

[startupstella]

The very first line of this is "TechWeek Presents"...it's a party associated with TechWeek.

[trhway]

>it's for a tech event. Context is key here.

Black Tie Rave AfterParty at a nightclub - how that can be a tech event? For anybody who may mistakenly think so (or wanting to turn it into), the image does perfect job of clearing that misunderstanding.

[dubfan]

Ok, but is the solution for all men to self-flagellate and feel guilty about their sexualities? It seems like his reaction is an extreme non-sequitur that will only lead to unhappiness.

[startupstella]

Not at all. Sexuality is irrelevant in the context of a tech event. It's not about sex, it's about tech. And making everything sexualized to attract attendees is the problem.

[trhway]

>Sexuality is irrelevant in the context of a tech event.

why? who decided it? and how it can realistically be done - forced ingestion of chemical castration pills by all the attendees? Wherever you have people, you'll have sexuality. May be oppressed, yet it still will be there. Only mister Data could turn his emotions chip off, and even he liked to have it on.

When people do such blanket statements without firm grounding in reason and facts, usually it is a statement of power, ie. in this context it would mean "Sexuality [of people/group i designate as such] is irrelevant ..."