The talk that they censored WAS TO BE GIVEN BY A WOMAN.

That doesn't really hold up their argument of sexualized environments in tech being inherently hostile to women participating, does it?

Anyone who examines this can see that this is simply a personal censorship crusade by Ms. Aurora, presumably as a result of her own sex-related trauma(s) and/or upbringing. (Google her and her father for her own account of it— it's not ad hominem.)[1]

Just because her psyche has been damaged does not mean she has the right to attempt to censor others who are not participating in discriminatory behavior. The whole thing about "exploit" in the title being a synonym for rape (as in exploiting a system without the owner's consent) illustrates how ridiculous her flimsy argument against it was and is.

This sort of concern-trolling makes women in tech appear to be hard to work with or require special handling/censorship considerations, and is actively harmful to the struggle for gender equality. It has absolutely no place whatsoever at a tech conference.

[1] http://valerieaurora.org/keith.html

I find the continued personal attacks on Val to be disgusting and an embarrassment to people in the hacker and security communities. I no longer consider myself to be part of those communities, but once was.

My hope is that people see these statements for what they are: disgusting personal attacks.

I am not attacking her personally, just criticizing her actions. I was careful to make that completely unambiguous.

What gave you the impression that I was attacking her?