It seems pretty clear that this is more about a clique that is attacking Mr Crockford in order to obtain more power for themselves.
They can now say - "Hey - you have to listen to us! We Matter! Look at what we forced the Nodevember people to do. We're a moral authority!".
To go from complaining about a lack of diversity, to basically saying 'you screwed up and now need to prove your love to us by uninviting this JS superstar'. It's like the stereotypical abusive boy/girl friend requiring their lover to do something they normally wouldn't do to prove their love.
Sensitive subjects seem to be effective conduits by which manipulative people can control others.
What drives me to despair is that all too frequently it takes only a cursory glance at the Twitter feed of the person making the loudest complaints regarding inclusivity and diversity to find comments which compromise these values.
The individual in this instance goes by @nexxylove on Twitter, and has recently retweeted such statements as: "We love our freedom rhetoric in this country, but most white don't actually believe in true freedom. Removing choice is their default"[0] and "…I'm tired of the intellectual dishonesty of cis men. Disgusting."[1].
Thankfully I see significant effort by those around me to tackle these problems discreetly and in sobriety. Inclusivity isn't an extreme position, and discourse need not be monopolised by those who shout the loudest.
Totally agreed. Also feel this feeling of "moral superiority" is at play even when the complainers are not in a position to exert any power -- otherwise worthless people throwing mud just to feel worthy. That probably counts as practice for when they can get the upper hand.
They can now say - "Hey - you have to listen to us! We Matter! Look at what we forced the Nodevember people to do. We're a moral authority!".
To go from complaining about a lack of diversity, to basically saying 'you screwed up and now need to prove your love to us by uninviting this JS superstar'. It's like the stereotypical abusive boy/girl friend requiring their lover to do something they normally wouldn't do to prove their love.
It's simple bullying, really.