Tech Inclusivity Debates

I believe that it is getting flagged because the term "More Inclusive" is not liked by those hackathon goers who see no problem with the status quo, and may engage in rhetoric like "well if they wanted to come they are welcomed to"

You seem quite passionate about this, which I find difficult to understand, maybe because I’m not as deeply immersed in American political culture as you (I had no idea people see BLM as an organisation rather than a movement / ethical stance) but I’m curious: Is it really just about language for you?If the section was phrased as “We are LGBTQ+ friendly and do not tolerate transphobia or racism” that would feel more welcoming to you?At the end of the day, it’s a programming language c

What's the inclusivity reasons? I'd be interested in understanding a bit more about that.

what's with the "inclusive community" question at the end ?

You've described some of your preferences, but you didn't describe at all how you're being marginalized; it sounds more like you're attempting to marginalize everyone else and their interests.

Because it is trying to highlight the fact, that these programmers are WOMEN. Nothing to do with being "inclusive" community. If you feel this is a problem then well, too bad.

Like code camps exclusively for gender/race/socioeconomic/etc groups? I thought exclusionary practices were the pinnacle of progressive reasoning.

Thanks, you did the right thing.On HN you're more likely to get told that choosing to make your group more inclusive and accessible to people of color is tantamount to supporting blacklists and suppression, but rest assured that there are a lot of people who appreciate this kind of thing.We have to get past this notion that there's something virtuous and inclusionary about protecting bigots by giving them the ability to benefit from your platform. This perpetuates the culture of

lol yes, it's comments like this which are a perfect example of why tech is not an inclusive community.

There's a difference between trying to make the community inclusive, and trying to make the core development group inclusive. Asking people not to say "guys" in community fora is an attempt to make more people comfortable using those fora in the first place. It has nothing to do with actually developing the language itself, just with using the language.That's like saying it's ironic that a taxi driver will let you sit in the back but won't let you drive the taxi.