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Promotional materials alienate and offend people

25 pointsby vetlerabout 13 years ago

8 comments

btmspoxabout 13 years ago
It was a comical github issue related to @shanley basically accusing @csanz and @rekatz of @gklst of sexism.<p>Someone has put a screenshot of the github issue here: <a href="http://imgur.com/a/cfblx#7" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/a/cfblx#7</a><p>Geeklist has since issued an apology: <a href="http://gklst.tumblr.com/post/19734620901/geeklist-and-a-public-apology" rel="nofollow">http://gklst.tumblr.com/post/19734620901/geeklist-and-a-publ...</a>
colandermanabout 13 years ago
404'd for me. "jennifer" seems no longer to be a member of "geeklist".
finabout 13 years ago
probable context here: <a href="http://storify.com/charlesarthur/oh-hai-sexism" rel="nofollow">http://storify.com/charlesarthur/oh-hai-sexism</a>
sdmabout 13 years ago
It seems all a startup has to do these days to get media attention is do something sexist...<p>In all seriousness, there have been many of these lately. It's a positive sign. But if startup was looking to get our name out, this seems like a sure fire way. At least everyone would know our name.
robinduckettabout 13 years ago
What was this? looks like geeklist hushed it up quick-like.
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inafieldabout 13 years ago
Summary: Some guys allegedly used a video as marketing material but didn't fully own up to it. Woman took offense to what she considered to be sexist material and responded through Twitter in a manner that the guys viewed as unprofessional and unmerited. The guys took offense to her manner of communication and tone of communication. Co-founders kept it civil but didn't resolve the issue and dug themselves deeper into a hole. Some peanut gallery comments added in didn't help.
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cleverjakeabout 13 years ago
as the link appears to be taken down, can someone explain the context?
Kudosabout 13 years ago
404, what was there?