2014/1/20 Gez <[email protected]> > > > male white human beings are "priviledged" and also monsters that need > to be kept at bay. > > Guys, after a few rounds this conversation about "white male privilege" > starts to sound a little bit patronizing. > > I'm not going to deny that white males from first-world countries have a > privilege, but that statement coming again and again from... white males > from first-world countries, sounds like showing off the privilege rather > than an honest concern. > So please cut the paternalistic attitude. You don't have to protect the > less fortunate. Just treat them properly :-) > > We, the non-white humans (unless being white from the lack of sun > exposure because you're a basement nerd counts as white, in that case > count me in) are pretty aware of that privilege, and we are aware that > most of the people with that privilege don't use it to bully or harass > others. > > Personally, I think a CoC is ok, but as other people pointed out, I'm > not sure about how effective it could be. I mean, a jerk is a jerk, a > code of conduct won't keep him/her from abusing others. > The only real measure that makes a difference is acting immediately when > somebody abuses others, ejecting that person from the event and banning > him/her from future editions. > I'm not sure if a code of conduct will stop an idiot from being an > idiot. Privileged or not (a girl from the third world can abuse verbally > or phyisically a white male too, and that wouldn't be nice either). > > People usually behave. Conferences like the LGM gather people with > similar interests, so it's reasonable to expect a friendly environment. > If it's really necessary to set a code of conduct keep that in mind and > try to avoid confronting the majority of cool people attending with a > negative message, nasty examples and threats. >
Hi Gez, I agree. I believe what’s proposed goes in that direction. As I mentionned earlier in this thread, we already have an implicit code of conduct. We do behave. Putting it in words won’t hurt and using a positive wording will reinforce the idea that we want LGM to be as friendly and open to others as possible. I don’t think anybody would want a negative message and nasty examples and threats! So, there won’t be! :-) Thanks for the input! Louis > > Kind regards, > Gez. > > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create >
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