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February 22, 2013 17:27
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Letter I wrote to the editor of webandphp.com and their PR contact for conferences.
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| Hey, | |
| On Twitter, my friend Cal Evans pointed this photo out: | |
| https://twitter.com/mrhazell/status/304995296528715776 | |
| I do not know the intent of the shirt, but many have read it as a pun on "penis," as in "enhance your P H Pness." | |
| This kind of thing really disappoints me as a member of the PHP and open source community. Many of us are working hard to address the extremely skewed gender numbers in open source, and this kind of thing -- intentional or not -- sends a "PHP is a guys-only club" message. That makes me actively much less interested in Web and PHP, and products or services provided by related companies. | |
| I hope you'll consider not using this tag line in further promotion. | |
| Thanks | |
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| Ed Finkler | |
| http://funkatron.com | |
| @funkatron |
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