> Gesendet: Montag, 20. Januar 2014 um 21:24 Uhr > Von: Gez <lis...@ohweb.com.ar> > An: create@lists.freedesktop.org > Betreff: Re: [CREATE] Code of Conduct > > > > male white human beings are "priviledged" and also monsters that need to > > > be kept at bay. > > Guys, after a few rounds this conversation about "white male privilege" > starts to sound a little bit patronizing. > > I'm not going to deny that white males from first-world countries have a > privilege, but that statement coming again and again from... white males > from first-world countries, sounds like showing off the privilege rather > than an honest concern. > So please cut the paternalistic attitude. You don't have to protect the > less fortunate. Just treat them properly :-) > > We, the non-white humans (unless being white from the lack of sun > exposure because you're a basement nerd counts as white, in that case > count me in) are pretty aware of that privilege, and we are aware that > most of the people with that privilege don't use it to bully or harass > others. > > Personally, I think a CoC is ok, but as other people pointed out, I'm > not sure about how effective it could be. I mean, a jerk is a jerk, a > code of conduct won't keep him/her from abusing others. > The only real measure that makes a difference is acting immediately when > somebody abuses others, ejecting that person from the event and banning > him/her from future editions. > I'm not sure if a code of conduct will stop an idiot from being an > idiot. Privileged or not (a girl from the third world can abuse verbally > or phyisically a white male too, and that wouldn't be nice either). > > People usually behave. Conferences like the LGM gather people with > similar interests, so it's reasonable to expect a friendly environment. > If it's really necessary to set a code of conduct keep that in mind and > try to avoid confronting the majority of cool people attending with a > negative message, nasty examples and threats. > > Kind regards, > Gez. >
Couldn't agree more. People don't need to carry civil and criminal law codes (or CoC's) with them to treat each other with decency and respect. Christoph _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list CREATE@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
