Even Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian is appalled by Reddit’s role in the attacks on Adria Richards

[redqueen]

Wow. The vitriol directed at Adria Richards by the angry dudes of Reddit was so extreme it even had Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian feeling a bit embarrassed by the monster he helped to create. In a blog post earlier this week, Ohanian chided the

(otherwise reasonable-seeming) people I saw who were comfortable and self-righteous in calling a woman a b****/c***/etc from their Twitter, Hacker News, or, yes, reddit account. …

The comments (and support for them) I’ve seen over the past few days have really disappointed me … This isn’t “political correctness,” this is you having the courage to use your words to create an environment that promotes an open exchange of ideas — not alienate people and certainly not terrorize them.

He reminded the “not-poor straight white men” who dominate the tech world that many of them were once the victims of bullies themselves.

Growing up, we typically weren’t picked first for sports, but were first on the Quake II server. Few people really understood our peculiar hobbies or how amazing it was to see “Hello, world” for the first time. Plenty of us got used to being ignored. Many of us were bullied. But what did we learn from it — empathy or hate?

We need to know the answer, because suddenly we are the cool kids. They’re making movies about us. We’re “rock stars.” Holy shit, the rest of the world is finally realizing how awesome we are. The geek has inherited the earth. And now that we’re the powerful ones, we need to remember: with great power comes great responsibility. It’s irresponsible to continue to act as though we are victims.

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Technically, it was the Red Pill subreddit that started that laughable Feminist Victims Fund, but it’s certainly the case that Men’s Rights Redditors have been some of the loudest Adria Richards haters on the Internet.

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EDITED TO ADD: In other news, the Daily Dot reports that Reddit’s new meme is just a topless woman who agrees with you (http://www.dailydot.com/lol/good-girl-college-liberal-reddit/).

http://manboobz.com/2013/03/27/even-reddit-cofounder-alexis-ohanian-is-appalled-by-reddits-role-in-the-attacks-on-adria-richards/

[seabeyond]

1. hey, some of our very own duers were right there bonding with the MRA'rs. wow. congrats guys. nt

[redqueen]

2. LOL, you say that like it's surprising.

Now MRAs are teaming up with PUAs. Progress?

[seabeyond]

3. nope. not a little bit of a surprise. none at all. all pretty well in the face obvious. nt

[Warpy]

4. I don't suppose it's occurred to them to do a little housecleaning

Between the revenge porn sites and the constant attacks against Richards, the place has become a cesspool. I don't bother going any more. I imagine I'm not alone.