How a "big dongle" joke brought out the worst of the Internet
Before a lewd joke cost an attendee his job and spurred a misogynist online backlash, last weekend's PyCon event looked like a success.
View ArticleAs Adria Richards backlash grows violent, SendGrid publicly fires her
Adria Richards, who caused an online outrage over a "big dongles" joke at a programmers' conference called PyCon, has been fired—publicly, on Facebook.
View ArticleInside 4chan's plot to get Adria Richards fired
Mid-#donglegate, 4chan launched a DDoS attack on Adria Richards's company, SendGrid, to try to get her fired. She lost her job. Here's what happened.
View ArticleLet's try to talk about Adria Richards like adults, OK?
In today's Dotted Lines, we hear some #realtalk about Adria Richards, Steubenville's Jane Doe, and social media sexism. Then a baby imitates the Hulk.
View ArticleThe Ada Initiative sounds off on the Adria Richards backlash
Is #donglegate an isolated incident or a sign of something larger going on in tech? We spoke with Valerie Aurora, cofounder of the Ada Initiative, an advocacy group for women in tech and geek culture.
View ArticleAlexis Ohanian pleads with geeks to stop sexist trolling
The Reddit founder reacted to the PyCon scandal and geek sexism with one message: "Stop."
View ArticleAdria Richards is putting #donglegate behind her
On Wednesday, Richards issued a statement to AllThingsD, in which she advocated for inclusivity and diversity in the technology industry.
View ArticleMisogynist trolls have turned Storify into a harassment tool
Melody Hensley wants to know the identity of the man who she claims is behind a two-year harassment campaign on Storify.
View ArticleTechCrunch's weekend hackathon disrupted by 'Titstare' app
For many people, two sexist apps ruined what was supposed to be a day of fun hack presentations.
View ArticleIn defense of Adria Richards and call-out culture
What happened at PyCon is a clash of two different sets of cultures: con culture and call-out culture.
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