Because frankly, I cannot see that going down well at all...
> Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate!
You're making an unfounded assumption that PyLadies is women only.
> We are an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more men become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community.
How do you think that would go down?
Or are you arguing that all organizations that have a focus on expanding the role of a minority in a community that are inclusive to all in that community should be shut down because you believe some people would complain about having one focused on the majority?
That is some twisted and messed up logic there.
http://wearebit.com/ has quite the presence as SXSW. Haven't heard similar complaints about that...
They try to raise women up but often times manage to do so in such a way (special treatment, privilege) which eats away at the respectability of not only the women they're trying to raise up but other women who got there on their own merits.
I think we should do all we can to remove obstacles for women getting into tech', and that includes bad attitudes/sexism, however I think many of these organisations and "positive discrimination" are an obstacles that women unfortunately will need to overcome...
Please consider coming by one of the events!
If your goal is that nobody on earth would bat an eye, that's a pretty high bar to clear. Keep in mind that some people (and a healthy percentage of them represented here on HN) find the existence of Pyladies troublesome. I suspect a similar percentage would find the existence of Pygentlemen troublesome.