Hacker News Reader

> If it goes well nobody cares, if you slip up then everyone jumps all over you and calls you a sexist.

Most things in life are like this. Do what's expected and it's just another day. Fuck up and you'd better prepare for a shitstorm.

View on HN

I think you're correct, but at least most of the time people just think you incompetent. When you screw up in this context people think you a bigot and or think worse of your character.

You can recover from people thinking you made a mistake or were incompetent. You sometimes cannot recover from character assassination.

The point is it's a valid answer that wouldn't be considered a fuck up outside of the context of a women's conference. Having that context attached makes everything said much more dangerous.

So its become poison to speak at women's conferences? You'll toe the PC line or be raked over the coals by the public.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com