A feminist summons a shitstorm via Twitter; a dude gets fired over nothing

[Nonpareil]

Can I just say something? I love you guys; not like I want to get you a ring, a honeymoon, and then say jack shit as you go from sexy and hot to fat, or something that I would lie about if it means I got sex...really, I just love the passion. White knights can steam, political pussies can drone, but at least we get things done here.

:gay:

Aside from that, glad to see that there's still some sense of justice in the West; I've been dreading returning home in a month (even if I'm spending much of it in Vegas and possibly Montreal), but it's good to see victories happening. I don't want to live in a place where I can't make dick jokes (I've even learned to make them in Chinese...ni de yinjing wei tai xiao yindao laoshu...your dick is too small for a rat's vagina, yeah...)

 

[durangotang]

Now it is time to turn our attention to PlayHaven, the employer who fired the developer who made the dongle joke. This is their contact page:

http://www.playhaven.com/contact

This is what CEO Andy Wang had to say:

"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go. We value and protect the privacy of our employees, both past and present, and we will not comment on all the factors that contributed to our parting ways."

 

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

Sent them a polite letter:

Dear Sirs,

Please reconsider your decision to fire the employee whom Ms. Adria Richards from SendGrid had accused of a "sexist joke" after eavesdropping on an innocent, private conversation between him and his friend in a manner that can only be described as "KGB-like". SendGrid has likewise seen the truth of this case and has fired Ms. Richards for tarnishing their company name with her personal smear campaign. They too understand that it was wrong for her to harass your developer like that, when no harm was either done or intended by him.

I realize that there might be little to gain for you here, particularly as I've never played a lot of mobile games (although I've advertised a few), so any benefit from re-hiring this unfortunate person will be only in the moral sense.

In any case, best wishes and good luck!

Cheers
((real) name, country)

Go ahead and send your own e-mails to them. I propose not drawing feminism into this so not to freak out guys over there.

 

[Kingsley Davis]

Now it is time to turn our attention to PlayHaven, the employer who fired the developer who made the dongle joke. This is their contact page:

http://www.playhaven.com/contact

This is what CEO Andy Wang had to say:

"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go. We value and protect the privacy of our employees, both past and present, and we will not comment on all the factors that contributed to our parting ways."

Translation: I got shit tested and failed miserably.
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[Handsome Creepy Eel]

Interesting fact: after the news of the firing of Adria Richards, Sendgrid went from some 1500 likes on its Facebook page to over 2100 and is growing at a rate of at least 50 / hour.

 

[Days of Broken Arrows]

"This bitch is going crazy."

She's apparently going crazy dealing with "threats" and the like against Adria Richards. Massive fallout. I assume it's not us who is doing this, it's hundreds of angry, frustrated Beta computer programmers. She keeps calling them "trolls;" meaning in her mind, feminists can say whatever the fuck they want, but anyone who gets angered and responds is a "troll." I assume this kind of arrogant statement is making the blood of the Beta crew boil even hotter.

You don't want to get sexually-deprived Betas angry. It get ugly.

(By the way, her name is Leigh Honeywell, a pretty ironic name since she seems anything BUT sweet.)

This bitch is going crazy.

You only have to take a look at the picture to know what you're dealing with.

 

[Quintus Flaminius]

 

[kenny_powers]

Did Adria Richards really get fired?

Wow. I have been having a shitty week but this is fucking awesome!!!!!

 

[Ensam]

Now it is time to turn our attention to PlayHaven, the employer who fired the developer who made the dongle joke. This is their contact page:

http://www.playhaven.com/contact

This is what CEO Andy Wang had to say:

"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go. We value and protect the privacy of our employees, both past and present, and we will not comment on all the factors that contributed to our parting ways."

This is the real issue. There's always going to be some crazy chick saying whatever. It's the response of people in power that matters. If Andy Wang had a spine this would have been a non-story. Hell, as mentioned above, if the dude who had gotten fired had a spine it probably wouldn't have happened. Personally I think the guy is better off. Who wants to work for that kind of spineless prick?

 

[ryanf]

Hey guys - justice is served:

https://www.facebook.com/SendGrid/posts/10151502570463967


https://twitter.com/SendGrid/status/314768776577036288

Spoiler: she was fired

This was posted on her twitter account yesterday. I had a lot of lols on this one.

"Hey @mundanematt, it's clear from the last 24 hours you're a bully. @SendGrid supports me. Stop trolling."

I read some of her twitter account and she started acting the victim saying people where bullying her. This seems to be a defense mechanism these women like to use. She gets a man fired and is now bullied.

In my best Peter Stormare voice from the movie Constantine: "looks like somebody doesn't have your back anymore."

Good riddance bitch.

 

[loki]

she has incurred the wrath of /b/

http://www.dailydot.com/society/adria-richards-4chan-raid-sendgrid-donglegate/


muwahaha

 

[Kingsley Davis]

Al Sharpton and Gloria Allred to the rescue in 5..4..3..

 

[ryanf]

Al Sharpton and Gloria Allred to the rescue in 5..4..3..

Maybe Gloria, but I think ol' Al will avoid this one. Even HE can't spin this into racism somehow.

 

[Saladin]

Now it is time to turn our attention to PlayHaven, the employer who fired the developer who made the dongle joke. This is their contact page:

http://www.playhaven.com/contact

This is what CEO Andy Wang had to say:

"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go. We value and protect the privacy of our employees, both past and present, and we will not comment on all the factors that contributed to our parting ways."

Translation: I got shit tested and failed miserably.

Pathetic man, he'd rather appease one feminist rather than side with his own employee.

 

[TheRookie]

So, Adria Richards just got shitcanned and justice was served.

How long do you think until she runs to Daddy Government by filing a lawsuit?

 

[durangotang]

Now it is time to turn our attention to PlayHaven, the employer who fired the developer who made the dongle joke. This is their contact page:

http://www.playhaven.com/contact

This is what CEO Andy Wang had to say:

"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go. We value and protect the privacy of our employees, both past and present, and we will not comment on all the factors that contributed to our parting ways."

Update: Andy Yang's personal email address is <ceo> (AT) <playhaven> (DOT) <com> for anyone interested in writing him a polite letter.

 

[Timoteo]

Al Sharpton and Gloria Allred to the rescue in 5..4..3..

Maybe Gloria, but I think ol' Al will avoid this one. Even HE can't spin this into racism somehow.

This was never about racism or discrimination. Sharpton only jumps in when there's at least an appearance of such. He doesn't speak up for people that simply fuck up, like Richards did. Now Allred...you just have to be female, and here she comes. And she's not looking for "justice" per se for her clients - she's looking to get them paid. Period.

 

[aphelion]

"This bitch is going crazy."

She's apparently going crazy dealing with "threats" and the like against Adria Richards. Massive fallout. I assume it's not us who is doing this, it's hundreds of angry, frustrated Beta computer programmers. She keeps calling them "trolls;" meaning in her mind, feminists can say whatever the fuck they want, but anyone who gets angered and responds is a "troll." I assume this kind of arrogant statement is making the blood of the Beta crew boil even hotter.

You don't want to get sexually-deprived Betas angry. It get ugly.

(By the way, her name is Leigh Honeywell, a pretty ironic name since she seems anything BUT sweet.)

This bitch is going crazy.

You only have to take a look at the picture to know what you're dealing with.

Oh me, oh my. Now there's a girl who didn't need feminism. A girl like her could have made it through life without working a day at a real job.

 

[Kingsley Davis]

"This bitch is going crazy."

She's apparently going crazy dealing with "threats" and the like against Adria Richards. Massive fallout. I assume it's not us who is doing this, it's hundreds of angry, frustrated Beta computer programmers. She keeps calling them "trolls;" meaning in her mind, feminists can say whatever the fuck they want, but anyone who gets angered and responds is a "troll." I assume this kind of arrogant statement is making the blood of the Beta crew boil even hotter.

You don't want to get sexually-deprived Betas angry. It get ugly.

(By the way, her name is Leigh Honeywell, a pretty ironic name since she seems anything BUT sweet.)

This bitch is going crazy.

You only have to take a look at the picture to know what you're dealing with.

Oh me, oh my. Now there's a girl who didn't need feminism. A girl like her could have made it through life without working a day at a real job.

Ofcourse she could. As a wise man once said, "There are no ugly women just lazy ones". Tons of betas would wife her up if she grew out her hair, slap on a dress and cook them a meal.

 

[Timoteo]

I didn't want to give this its own thread, but it fits the theme of justice for men. Capriati got hit with charges usually reserved for men:

Battery, stalking charges for Capriati

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)

Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati has been charged after police said she punched her ex-boyfriend on Valentine's Day while he was working out at a gym.

Palm Beach County court records show Capriati was charged by prosecutors Wednesday. She has been issued a summons to appear before a judge April 17 on stalking and battery charges, though she has not been arrested. No attorney for Capriati was listed.

North Palm Beach police say Ivan Brannan was working out when the 36-year-old Capriati approached him and yelled at him. Brannan told police that he tried to get away by walking to the men's locker room, but Capriati blocked his path and punched him in the chest.

Brannan told police he and Capriati broke up in 2012 and that she has harassed and stalked him since then.