Fired SendGrid Developer Evangelist Adria Richards Speaks Out

Last week, a reaction by a developer evangelist at SendGrid to sexual innuendo at the PyCon conference sparked a furor that left both her and one of the jokers out of their jobs, and left many people wondering about the sorry state of online decency.

Adria Richards was the subject of widespread online criticism for her decision to flag the jokers on Twitter. Her employer sided with the mob, and fired her for alienating the broader developer community with her act of “public shaming.”

Richards had gone quiet since the craziness of last week, but today she put out a public statement. Those who are expecting a play-by-play, point-by-point rebuttal and defense will be disappointed.

However, Richards proposed that she work to promote inclusivity within the developer community to create “a diverse, core group of individuals that comes together in a spirit of healing and openness to devise answers to the many questions that have arisen in the last week.”

Here’s the statement: