It’s not just Linux. The SJWs are infecting all of technology with their garbage and vanity posing.
I am at a big Microsoft conference this wee (Ignite). A friend of mine who I thought was level-headed was arguing that the founder of Chik-Fil-A opening supported gay bashing groups.
To him, gay-bashing means not worshipping gay marriage and the rainbow flag.
Much of it comes from corporate and academic HR departments demanding "inclusiveness". Who decides who gets sent to conferences? Are they going to get pressure from HR to send representatives who "highlight our diversity"?
And once these types are there, any politically-incorrect statement overheard ( like a dongle joke )will result in screams, protests, firings, and corporate upsets -- which make companies reluctant to allow people to go if they are highly competent but potentially lacking in social graces.