It's not victim blamey unless you read it that way. People are going to react differently. I actually find it heartening, for maybe one day someone will be in that situation and channel that inner-Jezzy. Do I think they have to? No. Do I think they have any responsiblity to act whatsoever in the incident? No. …

I'm guessing there was at least one guy there who was highly displeased by the joke, if not offended. Which is why you have to be careful making those jokes in the professional arena.

Has Sendgrid come straight out and said they fired Adria Richards for the original tweeted photo? Cuz everything seems to hinge on that - at least this article - and I'm guessing not, since they were behind her in the beginning. (Her words, but she wasn't fired until some time had passed.)

Nice backpedal. The Jez commenter part makes it. But no.

It's backwards misogyny. How women handle doing things previously closed off to them by virtue of their sex is up to them. Nobody's business. It's not a societal issue, it's a personal issue. All society needs to do is keep the avenues open.

"Don't act butch cuz mental health."

I'm with you. I mean if a dude writing on a feministish website can't see the difference in the new iteration of the franchise then I guess all we're left with is...clickbait.

And is anyone else bothered by using Anonymous as the poster children for social codes in our society? Saying Anonymous is a symptom of our patriarchal society is...kind of pointless. They are anarchic and conduct themselves accordingly, using the worst insults at their disposal because they can. People don't know…

Yeah, you're taking a lot of heat in the comments. You are defending yourself well though! I hope you stick around, I'm very interested in what women in STEM fields have to say, real talk style. I should make a real account so I can follow people, I guess.

Actually the joke was about "forking HIS repo" and something about appreciating his dongle. It was a juvenile joke that was all bros-be-here to be sure, but no shaming of women involved. You could make a case that it made for an exclusionary atmosphere since women don't have penises and thus aren't allowed in the…

I happen to agree with a lot of the sentiment in this article, but leaving crucial info out is not helping anyone.