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Was firing an over-reaction?Was firing an over-reaction?Posted Apr 4, 2013 18:34 UTC (Thu) by Baylink (subscriber, #755)In reply to: Was firing an over-reaction? by bkuhn Parent article: Blum: Adria Richards, PyCon, and How We All Lost
> For example, sexist statements in the workplace would be appropriate to be on the "instant firing" list, IMO.
"Women tend to be smaller, lighter, and less strong than men, and this can negatively impact their ability to pass a firefighter's exam, where the weight of the overcome resident they have to drag out of a burning building will not conveniently change simply because they're female."
That's a sexist statement.
If you fired me for making it, I'd have you in court.
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Was firing an over-reaction? Posted Apr 5, 2013 8:04 UTC (Fri) by smurf (subscriber, #17840) [Link] It's entirely factual and therefore not *ist in any way, despite attempts by some idiots to assert otherwise.Now if you had said "women are …", and thereby refused to hire any female firefighters at all, no matter how strong, now that would be sexist (and actionable).
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