What You Learn When You Speak Out - BlogHer 2013 Chicago
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What You Learn When You Speak Out
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What You Learn When You Speak Out
LORI DURON, Raising My Rainbow, @RaisingRainbow ADRIA RICHARDS, But You’re a Girl, @adriarichards MIR KAMIN, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, @wantnot
PRESENTERS
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Adria Richards
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4 years old
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11 years old
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My journey of speaking out
• Took improv comedy workshop • Surrounded myself with extroverts • Started blogging and creating videos
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“I really hope someone rapes you”
“I hope I can find Adria, kidnap her, put a torture bag over her head and shoot a .22 subsonic round right into her fucking skull.”
“Make her pay. Make her obey.” “Kill her.”
“You better watch out you Jewish piece of trash”
“She looks like a porchmonkey.”
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“For those not paying attention @adriarichards has been a diamond at the axis of developer community since she came here, and we stand by her.” @kevinmarks
“Let me be very clear: what is being done to @adriarichards is unacceptable. Period. End if discussion.” @katrynfinney
“It's been my firm belief that @adriarichards was pulled into social dynamics that she did not intend or deserve.” @dakami
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Inspiring others to speak out
• How Adria Richards Spoke For Me - Dani Alexis • Dear Fellow Geeks: WTF - Alexis Ohanian • Online Threats Against Women Aren’t Trivia - Soraya Chemaly • Death by 1000 cuts - Estelle Weyl • A White Boy's Observations of Sexism & Adria Fiasco - MarkCC
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Treyvon Martin 1995 - 2012
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Thank you
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