<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Anger is an appropriate response to racism, especially after a horrific post from some management consultants from Dubai - which is loaded with meaning - but shouldn't be confused with hatred. The responses to the responses certainly made me more angry than the original post, in that the support didn't materialise and the efforts were towards silencing the participants rather than address the issue. There's plenty of support against sexism in the community, and the stories are pretty well-known. Perhaps the stories around racism aren't as well-documented, or happened a long time ago, or just aren't as outrageous any more. I was pretty disappointed by both LRUGers and my own colleagues in turning their focus onto the offended rather than the offenders. </div><div><br></div><div>vv<br><br><br></div><div><br>On 18 Feb 2015, at 16:28, Despo Pentara <<a href="mailto:despo.pentara@googlemail.com">despo.pentara@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><span style="font-size: 15px;">I fail to see how most of yesterday’s discussion was in any way constructive or appropriate to be made in a public forum where someone's primary topic of interest is Ruby.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">I personally recommend LRUG and the LRUG mailing list to <a href="http://codebar.io">Codebar</a> students, a safe space for women and people from other underrepresented minority groups, and I don’t feel that yesterday’s thread was acceptable or for that matter followed the code of conduct. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div>
<div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div>Despo Pentara<br></div><div><br></div></div>
<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 14:14, Vish Vishvanath wrote:</p>
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<span><div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>What approach specifically are you referring to, Despo?</div><div><br></div><div>vv<br><br><br></div><div><br>On 18 Feb 2015, at 11:19, Despo Pentara <<a href="mailto:despo.pentara@googlemail.com">despo.pentara@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><span style="font-size: 15px;">I quite like reading through the LRUG mailing list, however I find the attitude and approach of people at times quite stressful and off-putting and the last couple of days have made me consider unsubscribing from the list.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Is this approach necessary?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Despo</span></div>
<div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div>Despo Pentara<br></div><div><br></div></div>
<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Wednesday, 18 February 2015 at 11:09, Ben Lovell wrote:</p><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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