Yahoo Apologizes for ''Hack Day'' Lap Dancers

[exfileme]

Yahoo was flamed for providing lap dancers at a recent Hack Day event.

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[Guest]

I wish I was there... you have a link to the pictures?

 

[Guest]

Of course Tom's Hardware don't see what the fuss is all about... It's quite evident (from Tom's christmas specials, etc.) that this site is run by some 45+ years old, horny old men. Wake up! It's a new century! Show some respect...

 

[mi1ez]

I don't want to be associated with computing if it entails lap-dancers!

 

[virtualban]

It was for training concentration under any circumstance, like in 'swordfish'.

 

[safcmanfr]

Jocke 10/21/2009 12:19 PM :


Why dont you show some respect? Stripping is a recognised job, and you shouldnt discriminate against them by saying Stripping isnt a respectful job in this new century.

Earn minimum wage cleaning someones office (and consequently every one elses mess), or get a decent wage by stripping for some harmless geeks..... which job is more degrading?

 

[cyberkuberiah]

handling tech and girls and the same time is well within my TDP .

 

[cyberkuberiah]

ill tell u what . these geeks did not know how to react to the situation or manage their excitement/emotions instead blame it on the organizers . looks like they'll never understand the difference between a dancer and a hoe . or they were gay .

and yes i support "safcmanfr" for the above comment . these guys are rather too conservative . they are the same who in the foolishness of being aloof from girls are the first to condemn them indirectly in such situations .

 

[LePhuronn]

After messing up a Google partnership and a Microsoft acquisition, Yahoo make up for it with a skin show.

Fair enough I guess.

And +1 to all those recognising lap-dancing as a genuine profession that requires skill and training. And as is already stated I'm sure the only people complaining about this were the tech nerds who can't handle a women unless she's written in assembly.

 

[cyberkuberiah]

if these people go to harvard or even some second grade mba college , they'll never excel . there is a natural connection between s3x and marketing . this is like not liking chocolates . now , on second thoughts everyone likes chocolates , girls and dancers and art but some weak men are too weak to acknowledge their own testosterone .

the poor guy in black T looks like he needs someone's permission to enjoy the fun moment as originally planned and envisioned by Yahoo management .

 

[LePhuronn]

Anyway, that's not lap dancing. That's AV Idol mixed with a touch of J-Pop.

BIG difference.

 

[Guest]

safcmanfr 10/21/2009 12:36 PM:
Well, what job have you chosen?
I bet don't even have a job...
I bet you sit in your mom's basement watching porn all day.
And you certainly don't have a girlfriend or a wife or a daughter. Because then you would very well understand what I mean.

 

[7amood]

"And it’s certainly not the message we want to send about our values here at Yahoo!"

too late...
is it me or the girl in the back has very thin thighs??

 

[michaelzehr]

Some of the comments are missing the point that this article isn't about the lap dancers, or whether that is an acceptible profession. It's about yahoo's decision and whether it was appropriate for the convention.

If the hackers had been brought up on stage and a priest came out to give them communion, that would have been inappropriate, even though being a priest is a fine career and many people take communion from priests. It just isn't appropriate for the convention.

Not everyone wants to get a lap dance, whether or not they think lap dancing is an ok profession. (And not liking lap dances doesn't mean one doesn't like s3x, as one poster implied.) Suppose one of the hackers selected were married, or in a monogamous relationship? He could have felt uncomfortable. And in general a convention organizer should not make the attendees feel uncomfortable.

By all means go out and enjoy s3x, or have a lap dance... but not as an official part of a convention.

 

[nelson_nel]

[citation][nom]safcmanfr[/nom]Jocke 10/21/2009 12:19 PM :Why dont you show some respect? Stripping is a recognised job, and you shouldnt discriminate against them by saying Stripping isnt a respectful job in this new century. Earn minimum wage cleaning someones office (and consequently every one elses mess), or get a decent wage by stripping for some harmless geeks..... which job is more degrading?[/citation]

These girls didn't strip. They gave a lap dance. There is a difference.

 

[Guest]

cyberkuberiah 10/21/2009 12:47 PM:
You're calling ME conservative?
To me the word "conservative" means someone who wants to conserve old and existing values and morals. Now, do you think that men's exploitation of women is a new thing? Do you think it's a liberal thing? In my opinion, YOU are the conservative one here! I consider it conservative to continue oppressing women like men always have for hundreds of years.

...and for the record: I DO have a wife and I've had lots of girlfriends in my life. I really think that it's onkly geeks that have to pay for a girl to give them attention.
And I also have a daughter. I don't want her to grow up in a world were the female body is a merchandise. It's as simple as that.

 

[waxdart]

I can agree that a lapdance would have been a bit out of context.
Stripping is a recognised job.
Lapdancing is a recognised job.

The body is not a thing of shame. - mine might be, but that will be the years of beer and an office job.

 

[LePhuronn]

[citation][nom]7amood[/nom]is it me or the girl in the back has very thin thighs??[/citation]

It's you - most of her leg is catching shadow from the chair and some of the projected image.

 

[endif]

What are they complaining about??? jeez. They are just trying to make their way through college.

 

[belardo]

Lap dances are good for you... and the guys didn't even have to pay for it.

Hell, in many gaming cons... we have the booth babes wearing less. Get over them selves.