Quickies: Brianna Wu withdraws from Pax East, bulldozing the white men’s internet, and Thor is a feminist

Amanda February 26, 2015

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Brianna Wu withdraws from PAX East, citing safety concerns – “In recent days, Wu has also been surprised by one of her chief online tormentors, a man who called himself “Jace Connors,” revealing his true identity to BuzzFeed and saying that his threats were just a joke.”
Global Fund for Women’s petition to end the gender technology gap – “Right now, women around the globe are too often excluded from the global technology revolution. The result: more inequality, less innovation, and solutions that leave women out. As the United Nations sets global goals for the next decade and beyond, join us in asking governments to end the gender gap in science and technology.” From David.
We must bulldoze what’s left of the nerdy white men’s internet – “Internet demographics change every few years. Computers get better and new social networks bring more diverse social groups online. That means that with every new year, young men become a less and less valuable primary demographic for tech companies to cater to.”
New female Thor panels show how much online anti-feminists destroy their own cause – “Thor isn’t just a lady, but a feminist, and her nemesis, the Absorbing Man, has dialogue that could have been culled from the comment section underneath any feminist article on the internet.”