English Dictionary

Donglegate

固有名詞

A controversy of 2013 in which a woman at a technology conference took offense on overhearing an apparently ribald joke involving the word dongle and published the two men's photographs on the Internet in an attempt to shame them, causing one to be fired from his job.

日本語の意味

2013年に技術会議で発生した論争事件を指す名称。ある女性が、dongleに関する不適切な冗談を聞き、不快感を示して、会場にいた2人の男性の写真をインターネット上で公開し、そのうちの1名が解雇される事態に発展した事件を表す。

The Donglegate scandal reopened debates about online shaming and workplace consequences.

2013年に技術会議で女性が『ドングル』という語を含む下品と思われる冗談に腹を立て、その二人の男性の写真をインターネット上に公開して一人が職を失うことにつながった論争は、オンラインでのさらし行為や職場での影響に関する議論を再燃させた。

意味（1）

A controversy of 2013 in which a woman at a technology conference took offense on overhearing an apparently ribald joke involving the word dongle and published the two men's photographs on the Internet in an attempt to shame them, causing one to be fired from his job.

The interaction, now referred to as “Donglegate,” resulted in one of the males being fired by his company. Richards herself became the target of hate, threats, and a denial-of-service attack on her website.