Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Homophobia, classism

[boston bean]

All rolled up in one human being..... sadly it really isn't that uncommon, imhe.

Business Insider's chief technology officer, Pax Dickinson, has lost his job over homophobic, racist and sexist comments online.

Dickinson's long history of hateful speech was first noticed by Silicon Valley blog Valleywag on Monday. Here's a narrow selection of tweets and comments he left on Business Insider stories, edited to block expletives:

"Feminism in tech remains the champion topic for my block list. My finger is getting tired."

"Aw, you can't feed your family on minimum wage? Well who told you to start a f---ing family when your skills are only worth minimum wage?"

"I think we need an MLK cartoon day to prove to the progressives that their prophet is fair game for humor too."

"Not on a list of influential people? Whine that it didn't include enough women and maybe they'll lower the bar for you. #femaleprivilege"

"Who has more dedication, ambition, and drive? Kobe only raped one girl, Lebron raped an entire city. +1 for Lebron."

"At least if we end up getting into a nuclear standoff with Russia over gay rights we'll know this universe is just a satirical simulation."

"In The Passion Of The Christ 2, Jesus gets raped by a pack of n----rs. It's his own fault for dressing like a whore though."

http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/10/technology/business-insider-cto/index.html

[boston bean]

1. hmmmmm... where have I heard his before? Dickinsons retort....

Dickinson's retort to all: "It is not misogyny to tell a sexist joke, or to fail to take a woman seriously, or to enjoy boobies."

[redqueen]

2. Yeah. Some people are really pissed off that the bar is being raised.

Since the Valleywag story, Dickinson has feigned surprise at the public's reaction to his statements. But a comment he made on Twitter in mid-August indicates he was well aware of their vulgarity.

"I like the tech world because the bar for professional behavior is set so very, very low by our elites," he said

Earlier in the article he refers to himself as a "brogrammer". He brags about getting hundreds of followers after getting fired.

Women, this backlash is real.

In the past few years we have seen increasing awareness of rape culture and widespread misogyny.

Pieces of shit like this don't appreciate that fact, and would rather push back against any possible progress.

We all need to get louder.

[ismnotwasm]

4. It's all over the world

That's what is so awesomely incredible, everywhere women CAN have a voice, they are using it.

[seabeyond]

5. for the stronger sex, i find the fear overwhelming for men. still. i do not get it. women endure

so many variance of abuse from men in every way and yet it is the male sex that is all consumed with fear.


i say men as a whole. cause it is too many men. collectively. i am not saying ALL men. but, deal with it. way more than a mere SOME men.

[ismnotwasm]

7. I see it as a reaction to threatened privilege

There's fear and misogyny yes, but having to share the sandbox is making the worst of them throw infantile fits.

[ismnotwasm]

3. Lost his job?

Good.

Plus for a smart guy he's a dumbass. A perfect example of white male privilege

[gopiscrap]

6. Sounds like the typical asshole repuke

[nomorenomore08]

8. I read the Manboobz posts on this guy. What a piece of work.

Perfect example of an entitled, sheltered asswipe who's never really had to deal with anyone "different" from himself.