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Yahoo: Lap Dancers Star At Company's Hacker Event In Taiwan

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First Posted: 10-20-09 08:07 AM   |   Updated: 10-20-09 08:14 AM

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One word: Shameful.

So, no surprise that Yahoo (YHOO), which is trying mightily to burnish its image worldwide, quickly apologized for the presence of women lap dancers onstage at its Open Hack Day in Taiwan last weekend.

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One word: Shameful. So, no surprise that Yahoo (YHOO), which is trying mightily to burnish its image worldwide, quickly apologized for the presence of women lap dancers onstage at its Open Hack Day...
One word: Shameful. So, no surprise that Yahoo (YHOO), which is trying mightily to burnish its image worldwide, quickly apologized for the presence of women lap dancers onstage at its Open Hack Day...
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- Free2Speak I'm a Fan of Free2Speak 9 fans permalink
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What's a lap dance? does that have anything to do with neckworking?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:16 AM on 10/22/2009
- raven119 I'm a Fan of raven119 23 fans permalink

Come on...it's probably the only action some of these guys have ever gotten. Who complained­...other than the reporter?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:34 PM on 10/20/2009
- Dnietz I'm a Fan of Dnietz 40 fans permalink
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What the .... is this unattractive female talking about

That is right. The same thing that many women get outraged about : competitio­n....... Corner the market on sex and fun, then you control other people's behavior. if men can just pay for fun and not have to grovel, then that takes all the power away.

there is no equality without freedom. there is no freedom without equality. let consenting adults do whatever consenting adults want to do.

There is nothing wrong with stripping. If you don't like it, then don't go to a strip club.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:03 PM on 10/20/2009
- NoSillyName I'm a Fan of NoSillyName 72 fans permalink

This action belongs in a strip club, maybe not on stage at a corporate event.

What did the female hackers get?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:10 PM on 10/20/2009
- Valerie Keefe I'm a Fan of Valerie Keefe 8 fans permalink
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Quoth my girlfriend on strippers: "What you're doing with that pole is really entertaini­ng... do you really need to be removing your clothing?"

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:28 PM on 10/20/2009
- wagadog I'm a Fan of wagadog 44 fans permalink

Or into what are charmingly called "bull pens" in programming shops. Oops, but I'm a programmer.

Guess I gotta go in there. Every frickin' day.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:42 PM on 10/20/2009
- Winthorpe I'm a Fan of Winthorpe 9 fans permalink

I missed the part that was shameful.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:01 PM on 10/20/2009
- WindySailor I'm a Fan of WindySailor 9 fans permalink
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Lap dancing is great.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:23 AM on 10/20/2009
- wm1066 I'm a Fan of wm1066 33 fans permalink
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At first...bu­t then it becomes very annoying because you have no release or ability to touch! You really cant partake , you can only watch..how boring! And you have to PAY for that.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:14 PM on 10/20/2009
- NoSillyName I'm a Fan of NoSillyName 72 fans permalink

What? You mean you don't "release" into your panties?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:01 PM on 10/20/2009
- MerhabaAbi I'm a Fan of MerhabaAbi 11 fans permalink

Kara Swisher refers to the lap dancing as shameful then posts pictures and link. Not a consistant message.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:55 AM on 10/20/2009
- liberalNmoderation I'm a Fan of liberalNmoderation 100 fans permalink
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Are posters not allowed to criticize this blog?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:05 AM on 10/20/2009
- liberalNmoderation I'm a Fan of liberalNmoderation 100 fans permalink
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Wow...wond­er why my comment was scrubbed?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:59 AM on 10/20/2009
- ETSpoon I'm a Fan of ETSpoon 22 fans permalink
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Please spare us the phony outrage, Kara Swisher.

The lead sentence condemns the lap dancing activity, "One word: Shameful." The report continues with titillating photographs and "private" videos which only makes the event seem that much more salacious than it must have really been.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:58 AM on 10/20/2009
- StarDagger I'm a Fan of StarDagger 55 fans permalink

Kara was mad that the men didn't have the sense to hire full service escorts rather than lap dancers.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:46 PM on 10/20/2009
- CherrySpring I'm a Fan of CherrySpring 66 fans permalink
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I prefer these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC2vp-hazko

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:45 AM on 10/20/2009
- blingbling65943 I'm a Fan of blingbling65943 12 fans permalink

"Yahoo is sorry"

Sorry for what?

I'm serious, sorry for what?

I've never seen a group of guys that needed a lap dance more then those Yahoo's.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:42 AM on 10/20/2009
- perk I'm a Fan of perk 16 fans permalink

I guess we are supposed to be outraged?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:32 AM on 10/20/2009
- fcsakes I'm a Fan of fcsakes 84 fans permalink
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Funny the euphemisms they come up with - lap dancers. Sort of like de-icers in Vegas.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:30 AM on 10/20/2009
- NoSillyName I'm a Fan of NoSillyName 72 fans permalink

Fluffers.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:08 PM on 10/20/2009
- jws2346 I'm a Fan of jws2346 34 fans permalink

Man, that reminded me of Cubi Point, Alongapo City, 35 years or so ago when I was on a space available flight bringing some ordnance gear into Chu Lie Viet Nam for the USMC.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:27 AM on 10/20/2009
- blingbling65943 I'm a Fan of blingbling65943 12 fans permalink

memories

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:44 AM on 10/20/2009

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