I do not doubt the good intentions of the authors. They clearly spent a lot of time thinking it through, and came up with something they felt was the most inclusive, and opened it up for comment. None of that was required of them, yet they did it, and that is admirable.
Sure, it was just one paragraph (or 1 of 5 bullet points in the pledge). Let's look at another:
"That if I become aware of any behavior by others which is inconsistent with this pledge, I shall take immediate action to report such behavior to event organizers;"
Coupled with this in particular from the previous quote: "examples of minority groups include..."
40% of this pledge says: If an event-goer commits and/or witnesses a behavior that could be offensive to a minority group of some sort, thanks for your money but we'll be taking those badges back, unless this hourly event staff member thinks you're cool.
Sure, it was just one paragraph (or 1 of 5 bullet points in the pledge). Let's look at another:
"That if I become aware of any behavior by others which is inconsistent with this pledge, I shall take immediate action to report such behavior to event organizers;"
Coupled with this in particular from the previous quote: "examples of minority groups include..."
40% of this pledge says: If an event-goer commits and/or witnesses a behavior that could be offensive to a minority group of some sort, thanks for your money but we'll be taking those badges back, unless this hourly event staff member thinks you're cool.