[LRUG] DHH, Rails, and London

[James Smith]

Lol, definitely easier not to, my notifications would be a lot quieter.

I really appreciate all the eloquent messages of support here, thank you all. It’s helping me remember I’m on the right side and happy with my accidental choice to bring a torrent of abuse upon myself. :)

cheers,
James

> On 26 Sep 2025, at 09:37, Sam Phillips via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you for organising this James - PR in to sign.
> 
> I'm proud to see so many long-standing LRUG and Ruby community members publicly support this - it would be easier not to.
> 
> Sam
> 
> On Fri, 26 Sept 2025 at 03:21, Najaf Ali via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org <mailto:chat at lists.lrug.org>> wrote:
>> These conversations have already been happening in Ruby spaces, but I suspect you wouldn't notice them if they weren't directed at you or your friends.
>> 
>> We had stangate back in the day on this very list, great fun! I also seem to remember a conference organiser telling me how lucky a POC speaker was to be chosen despite their race. Once I had a lead for Happy Bear that said "I don't think I would be OK with working with a black developer" or something to that effect. Other people's "political views" do actually matter if they're directly insulting you or have economic consequences.
>> 
>> There are many, many more examples of this, but I got tired of writing them down. For a non-white person, these are pedestrian, every-day happenings in the Ruby community.
>> 
>> Looking back, all of this behaviour seems juvenile and provincial. It's lovely to be in an environment with a lot less of it.
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