I didn't find their joke offensive. But thats irrelevant. She had a right to complain. But not by posting their picture on twitter.
Posting that picture was a really rotten thing to do. Its an act of bullying. I can take a picture of anyone and they would have said whatever I put on the caption. And its up to them to prove to the internet that they didn't do it.
Those two guys could easily be and my partner making silly phallus jokes because we fucking like to.
You have no right to be offended. Which is why KKK and Westboro has freedom of speech.
What she did was beyond that, it was publicly hang two guys who did not even speak to her, or about her. For her own amusement and branding. Good riddance. People like that are scum.
I think you mean that the mere fact they are offended does not entitle them to some redress regarding whatever it was that offended them.
If you actually mean that people have no right to take displeasure in your actions, good luck with that.
"Being offended" is weak. It means nothing to others. You can't expect the world to stop because someone gets offended.
Sure, you can make jokes about wangs as much as you want. Do so in a public setting and yes you can and will offend people. And yes, they have a RIGHT to be offended by it.
It's inappropriate behavior in a public setting ESPECIALLY when you're representing your employer at a conference.
However, frankly, the resulting firing's on both sides of the table demonstrate the immaturity of each sides employers - and that is what people should be raging about.
_That is what happened_
How does she know those two guys aren't on protected identity, or have issues with being online on social media? I don't have Facebook because I don't want to be tagged on anything.
She had no fucking right to do so. And it's incredibly offensive. Some asshole turns around and takes a photo of you and uploads it, even though you had _NOTHING_ to do with that asshole.
There was no bi-directional communication between them. No argument. In fact, there wasn't even a path of communication between them. She heard words that triggered her and decided to act on it.
Not to mention.... it was not an insult towards her or about her. It was an immature joke. I personally _LIKE_ immature jokes, so does my partner. I don't say them about other people. I have a penis, and I reserve the right to make penis jokes.
You can move to a different chair. Or you can tell him to stop for a moment.
She fucked up, not a little, but big time. She's the fucking "villian" here.
I am OK with her getting fired, but not the other guy. He seriously did nothing wrong and got hatched for something as trivial as a fucking joke.
I can't post this enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gciegyiLYtY
You have no fucking right to upload a photo of two people that LITERALLY did nothing to you.
However, you are failing to see the import here.
"because they said something you generally don't like. _This is what happened_"
No, this is not what happened. The developer said an offensive joke, as a representative of his employer, at a conference full of his peers. He behaved in a disrespectful and unprofessional manner and deserves all the shame heaped on him (aside from being fired).
Dick jokes are not something that people "generally don't like". They are inappropriate in this setting. Joke around with your buddies at the bar all you want, but on company time and when you're in a professional setting, SHUT UP.
And I really dislike the Python Goons for kicking those guys out.
It would be one thing if they said something about gender or racial stuff that actually targets people.
I can fork both genders, especially if one of them has a big dongle, so forking as a joke, is gender-free.
But this was just fucked up. I am glad she got fired. People like that are jaded and will be difficult to be around. I would not want to be around someone I need to tip toe around.
Dongles für alle!
No arguments here, but this sounds like typical Internet comments. The tech community is pretty big, a percentage of them are going to be assholes (and given the gender imbalance, most of them are going to be men). Point being: these comments are no more representative of the average tech worker than YouTube comments are representative of the general populace.