It was never just about getting a name wrong. It’s that even when you take Blue’s backpedalling at face value, it’s still offensively dismissive of women in tech.
Which is why it’s so appalling when she tries to frame it as a case of “how the internet treats women.”
It starts in her attempt at a defense in the comments, and then continues all throughout her irresponsible “Apple fanboy” post. She starts right out describing it as “an online witch hunt” against “a female blogger” based on “inaccurate information about Macworld exhibitors that the men” had provided.
Correcting and dismissing Blue’s posts was never about Men vs. Women. It’s about accuracy vs. inaccuracy, good writing vs. bad writing, journalism vs. whatever the hell it is she’s doing, and misogyny vs. respect.
Chuck Jordan, commenting on the continuing “Saddest Booth Babe” Saga. (via DaringFireball)
Linked with the caveat that Jordan’s defense of the use “bint” is more than a little problematic. You don’t get to use slurs simply because they’re old and more colorful.
