Yahoo Apologizes for ‘Hack Day’ Dancers

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Yahoo staffers are apologizing for lap dancers at last week’s Open Hack Day in Taiwan. Of the two dozen comments left on the developer’s blog, half were angry women upset over the whole deal. Obviously these are women that have never been to a trade show or events like this but....mad is mad and Yahoo apologized.

Our hack events are designed to give developers an opportunity to learn about our APIs and technologies. As many folks have rightly pointed out, the “Hack Girls” aspect of our Taiwan Hack Day is not reflective of that spirit or purpose. And it’s certainly not the message we want to send about our values here at Yahoo!. Hack Days are about making everyone feel welcome, including women coders and technologists.
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I think this is appropriate

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Only ugly chicks protest crap like this. :p
 
The ladies were mad there were no male dancers I guess. They felt left out of the fun so they became offended :(
 
2. By referring to women as "Hack Girls" you realize that you all but completely negate the sincerity of the apology.

Posted by: Jessica Gottlieb at October 19, 2009 6:22 PM
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Women just don't understand how punctuation works, eh?
 
The comments make it seem like this is a "new" issue, some kind of "emerging" culture. If only they'd heard of Booth Babes.
 
Fucking people need to lighten up.

I would love to be able to get a job where I only have to smile and wear shorts and a tee shirt, fuck it...I will even wear spandex or whatever. All these women bitching about it being demeaning to women need to shut the fuck up and let somebody make some cash. Really, who is being taken advantage of here? The chick that gets paid to stand around and wink at people or the dumbfucks who buy products because they think Hack Girl 001 is totally into him?

Unfortunately there are not many positions open for 30+ y.o. males who are getting a little thick around the middle and have an excessive amount of body hair...and that do not involve ghey sekz. Otherwise, I'd be all over it and I'd laugh all the way to the bank in my assless chaps.

Stupid wankers.
 
It would have been better if they had been lap dancers, some of those girls look good!
 
BAWWWWWWWW women are being paid to stand around in silly outfits and perhaps crack a smile! its SO UNFAIR! ....to men who arent getting paid to do literally nothing :|
 
spinelli said:
Fucking people need to lighten up.

I would love to be able to get a job where I only have to smile and wear shorts and a tee shirt, fuck it...I will even wear spandex or whatever. All these women bitching about it being demeaning to women need to shut the fuck up and let somebody make some cash. Really, who is being taken advantage of here? The chick that gets paid to stand around and wink at people or the dumbfucks who buy products because they think Hack Girl 001 is totally into him?

Unfortunately there are not many positions open for 30+ y.o. males who are getting a little thick around the middle and have an excessive amount of body hair...and that do not involve ghey sekz. Otherwise, I'd be all over it and I'd laugh all the way to the bank in my assless chaps.

Stupid wankers.
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That makes two of us, except I haven't hit 30 yet.

Getting paid to look good, occasionally crack a smile, and make a shit ton of money off it must be nice. Whoever came up with the concept was a fucking marketing genius way ahead of their time.

Just proof that sex sells even in a day and age of feminazis and political correctness aka "gender-neutral professionalism".

That said, the people who are butt-hurt over it really need to stop going out in public. Its not like the girls were giving out handjobs.
 
TheCommander said:
I disagree with that sign. Women make excellent decorations- especially at gaming or car events.
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You fail sir.. Apparently you have never seen the quote that usually goes with this. I believe said quote is against this forum policy which is why I left it out. Google it, it shouldn't be too hard to find. Trust me, it is quite funny and sadly true. :p
 
Yeah so fire the Hack GIrls and let them clean toilets instead for 5 % of the money they earn smiling and looking pretty for cameras. That is sooooo less degrading for them, right?!

It's not like anyone is forcing them to be booth babes or whatever. It's just one option. I'd like to have the option to get a job where I stand and look pretty in front of a car or whatever. If I was being degraded I would quit, but there is nothing wrong with having one more option.
 
Actually, I think we're missing the important part here.

Of the two dozen comments left on the developer’s blog, half were angry women upset over the whole deal.
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And the half are gay males?
 
Dev1ant said:
Actually, I think we're missing the important part here.



And the half are gay males?
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Eh not necessarily. Some were males defending Yahoo. Others were most likely males that are just frustrated because they know they can't score a hack girl if their life depended on it.
 
I didn't realise it was a cosplay event as well. All the guys were dressed like total nerds and wearing glasses.

I think the cutest girl wasn't even one of the paid girls. Check out Yvonne on the bottom of page 10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/twopenhack09

She is just sitting there in front of her notebook but I think she has the rest of them beat.
 
Ok first, I'm a girl. Second, I don't see what the big deal is. In this day in age, sex sells. I can accept and understand that. Do I agree with the fact that this was supposed to be during a brainstorming meeting....not really. I think it could have been in a more, I guess laid back setting is what I'm looking for. All in all though I don't think this was an egregious mistake. Definitely shouldn't be making the waves it is. But then again, thank the feminazis. Just remember we're not ALL like that lol
 
KaoriNagisa said:
Ok first, I'm a girl. Second, I don't see what the big deal is. In this day in age, sex sells. I can accept and understand that. Do I agree with the fact that this was supposed to be during a brainstorming meeting....not really. I think it could have been in a more, I guess laid back setting is what I'm looking for. All in all though I don't think this was an egregious mistake. Definitely shouldn't be making the waves it is. But then again, thank the feminazis. Just remember we're not ALL like that lol
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We know you aren't all like that. As implied by my original and admittedly tasteless, immature and yet still funny original post. The only ones complaining are the ones who have an inferiority complex.
 
If computer nerds are predominantly male, and you want to have a convention for computer nerds, then it seems like a no-brainer to use hot chicks as bait, as well as gadgets, video games, etc. Actually girl nerds should be happy that so many [available] boy nerds showed up.... and for that matter so should the gay and bi-curious nerds.
 
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