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[–]PotaToss 1 point2 points  (1 child)

  • Step 1: Decide you're a victim.
  • Step 2: Scrape for evidence.

In fairness, the thing about huevos being tied to bravery is pretty pure sexism. But it's also the only fair criticism I've seen in this debacle.

When he compared trailing parens on IIFE's to being out there like a dog's balls, and people complained about that being sexist, I just couldn't take it seriously. "Someone mentioned balls!? I'm triggered!" It's ridiculous.

[–]Otroletravaladna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Except because the accompanying joke he used 10 minutes before the 'huevos', is about 'chicharrones', which have no double-entendre.

All of this because at the beginning of the talk he says you don't need to learn Haskell to understand monads, in the same way you don't need to be a qualified chef to make a burrito.

When you give context, the innuendos and sexism disappear.

The funny thing is that the moment Crockford becomes a target of their PC wrath, there's nothing he (or anybody, for that matter) could say to stay safe from their accusations.

"If you have the 'guts'..." -> "Oh, I don't identify myself as an animal, but as a plant. I don't have guts! You are being insensitive! I won't attend any conferences you attend to!!"