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Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages

From Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages
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Date 2012-01-04 08:57 +1100
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Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:

> The joke cuts both ways.

This is the Just World fallacy: you're implying that, because the same
joke can be applied equally well to women or men, that therefore it is
equally harmful. The fallacy is to ignore the fact that the playing
field is not level.

Yes, that same joke can semantically be applied equally to men. But it
is disproportionately harmful to women, because there is a significantly
greater level of sexism against women already. Apologetics defending
sexist jokes against women delay the time when women can feel that they
are as free to participate in this community as men.

Actions appropriate for a level playing field are not appropriate in our
case.

-- 
 \       “We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the |
  `\       sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his |
_o__)     wife is beautiful and his children smart.” —Henry L. Mencken |
Ben Finney

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Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-01-02 13:20 +0100
  Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-03 06:45 +1100
    Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 15:56 -0500
      Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-03 08:59 +1100
        Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-03 08:21 +0000
          Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-04 08:57 +1100
            Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-04 01:37 +0000
              Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-04 12:54 +1100
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-04 02:04 +0000
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-04 13:42 +1100
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-01-03 19:34 -0800
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Rami Chowdhury <rami.chowdhury@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 12:49 +0000
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 11:39 -0700
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 12:28 -0700
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 13:08 -0700
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 20:51 +0000
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 21:26 -0800
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 13:37 +1100
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 21:22 -0800
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-01-04 03:06 +0000
                Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 14:31 +1100
        Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-01-03 09:47 +0100
          Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-04 09:11 +1100
    Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 22:43 +0000
    Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 19:10 -0500

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