Re: Let's Do the CoC Right

On Jan 23, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:

> I have been accused of being a fat hater. My crime? I suggested that generally speaking, obesity is a matter of diet and exercise. Worse? The individual started the conversation and I am also classified as obese (barely, I won't be in a month).
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> I have been accused of being sexist because I asked if there was chalk (for bouldering) that was better for women because their skin is generally softer and the chalk wasn't staying on the respective persons hand. A scientific sexist fact.
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> I have been accused of being sexist because I said it wasn't sexist that Samsung doesn't make full feature/performance phones that are smaller for a woman's hands.

So are you able to recognize the ways in which those statements can come across as prejudiced? We *all* make mistakes. Ideally what one does is to try to recognize them and take responsibility for them. An *abuser* will do neither.

Best,

David