Labor Attorneys Agree: The Adria Richards Firing Will Be Hard to Defend

[BainsBane]

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You seem unable to comprehend that the man is responsible for his actions and that an employer decided to fire him. This entire discussion is about the public reaction. No one seems to think the death and rape threats need to be mentioned. Nor have they resulted in anyone being fired, despite being posted on message boards where people use their real names, according to the linked article. Death and rape threats, no problem. Telling sexist jokes at a conference, no problem. Tweeting those jokes, evil incarnate.

You also are entirely unconcerned that her tweet occurred in the context of repeated hostility toward women in that field of employment, so hostile that rape is not uncommon at those conferences. She did not "get the guy fired." He made stupid comments in public and when his boss became aware of those comments, and in light of previous transgressions, they employer chose to fire him. Now you may think the jokes are meaningless. The employer obviously did not, probably because they know allowing such behavior to continue unabated exposes the company to civil liability. There is a tedious organ of the government called EEOC that establishes certain guidelines for employers. Really they need to do away with all that nonsense about equality in the workplace. What do they think this is, the 21st century?

If only Eve had not tweeted a picture of Adam biting the apple, all would be right with the world.