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Linus Tech Tips issues response to Madison's accusations (aussie.zone)
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[–] 23 points 3 years ago (4 children)

I agree. I was caught off guard because it didn’t show up on my radar at all. It’s not like I thought “eh, it’s only a little bit racy”. I just missed the sex implications completely.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, I think the connection between being on a raised platform and dancing is stripping. Making this a horribly tone deaf, if not intentionally undermining, joke.

    … I took a second to consult ChatGPT…

    Other connections seem to be all related to a performance of some type. I very much doubt this joke was not about stripping.

    That’s actually kind of fucking disgusting behavior. Like I’ve said elsewhere, they make stupid throwaway sexual jokes in so many videos, it’s easy to imagine it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    for sure, and yeah you probably wouldn't make that joke then, but the person who did clearly knew what they were saying and still decided to. Freaking read the room man. (them, not you)

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I just can't help but think that if I had made that sort of comment in that sort of meeting, every boss or office I've worked for would have immediately taken corrective action, either publicly calling me into a separate meeting or by advising how such comments aren't acceptable and noting how it violates policy.

    The fact that it was just ignored is so much more indicative of the culture than I think just about anything else in the video.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago

    Exactly, he should have called it out, right there. Yeah embarrassing for the person, but they should be embarrassed.

    That, right there actually is what we're stopping. That sort of joke was okay in the past, even up to this meeting, but no longer going forward. That's the last one, and this is this entire group's one and only warning

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