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How Casual Sexism Put Sqoot in the Hotseat

6 pointsby ramenabout 13 years ago

3 comments

JumpCrisscrossabout 13 years ago
I have a problem with the phrase "casual sexism". What makes sexism even potentially "casual"? Would I be able to write off a badly worded ad for being "casually racist"?
avandabout 13 years ago
Hey, I'm one of the co-founders of Sqoot. We're a small startup trying to do big things. Sometimes we trip and fall. This is one of those times. In hindsight, our language was reckless &#38; immature. Please accept our apology:<p><a href="http://blog.sqoot.com/we-can-do-better-an-apology-from-sqoot" rel="nofollow">http://blog.sqoot.com/we-can-do-better-an-apology-from-sqoot</a>
stevenpworrelabout 13 years ago
So what's the solution? Removing beer-serving booth babes from the events? Or having an adult double-check your marketing releases?<p>I guess I'm not sure which of those problems we're objecting to.