[danpalmer]

I'm assuming you're being sarcastic here, but for clarity, yes I understand the reason that it says "boobs", I don't however think it at all appropriate.

[mryan]

I have a feeling this was set up by immature expats who lack the life experience to understand why this is stupid and exclusionary.

Expats, because I doubt most Amsterdammers really care that much about the RLD.

Immature, because "lol boobs".

I'm trying to avoid getting on my moral high horse here but... Godverdomme, this is one of the reasons it is difficult to rectify the gender disparity in the tech industry. For every well-balanced person who really does not care about the gender of their colleagues, there seems to be an immature person who thinks boobs and booze is a good way to reach out to the tech community.

As an (expat) Amsterdammer, and someone who would love to see the end of the "boys club" or brogrammer culture, this is an embarrassment.

To the organisers: Grow up a bit guys. You're dissuading a lot of your potential audience by pitching an otherwise interesting idea in this fashion.

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[nickysielicki]

I honestly don't think it's a big deal. Don't be so prude!

[mryan]

It is not prudish to think this is immature. I like boobs and I like tech conferences. But not at the same time. There is no synergy there.

[nickysielicki]

Its not a boob themed hackathon. It's a one-off comment in a shitty funny website.

Yeah it's immature. Its not worth getting upset about though.

[danpalmer]

I think it's a huge deal. I'm not offended by sexual language at all, but it usually isn't appropriate for a professional context as it can feel hostile and exclusionary, and in an industry with as few women as there are in tech, it's absolutely essential that we don't do this.