Douglas Crockford got uninvited from a conference, apparently because
he as a reputation for being rather rude about things he doesn't
like.
"We will also be removing Douglas Crockford from our keynote speakers
list to help make the conference a comfortable environment for all." :
https://twitter.com/nodevember/status/771520648191483904
There is some discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/50u77r/douglas_crockford_removed_as_a_keynote_speaker_at
Crockford used the word "promiscuous" as applied to the internet. This
was, apparently, "slut-shaming the web" - see references and commentary
at http://atom-morgan.github.io/in-defense-of-douglas-crockford
. It is claimed he said about some technique that you needed to have
"balls" to use it - see the Reddit thread above.
The Reddit thread points to the this discussion : https://pastebin.com/3mQc7DfG, which has the following
summary:
I think to sum it up, many conference speakers have spoken with him at other conferences and generally didn't like his attitude and condescending nature, and have openly refused to speak at a conference with him in the future.
Would you feel comfortable going to a conference that publicly shamed a speaker by uninviting them, on those grounds? I hope not. I hope you'd think "those people are really angry and frightening" and you'd avoid them with great care.
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