I like people saying whatever they want to say. If they say stupid shit - then that reflects on them and only on them.
Ok, so the guy doing the presentation and uttering a cleanly well thought out joke is whatever he is. Also Shifra is whatever she is (have you read the thread?).
E.g.: I actually got up and made him apologize for his stupid and offensive joke. On the way out, one woman thanked me and one man told me I should "relax." (I told him he should shut up.)
Statement like that also reflects poorly on the person saying it. I see it as an abuse of power: I am a woman and since I am a woman I will now make you bow down to my might - else I might get all lawyered up on you.
Consider this scenario: It's a JAVA conference and the guy titles his presentation: Explain it to COBOL programmer. And there is a COBOL programmer in the crowd (alog with the rest of the 1% of COBOL programmers) who gets so upset, that he makes a guy apologize for it.
Was the statement offensive? Yes. Was making a fuss worth it? Seriously doubt it.
Like I said, people speak for themselves. Making offensive jokes is highly inappropriate - in any scenario.
I sincerely hope that all the people who are so concerned about morals, do so without discrimination.