BlogHer Stir?

According to Salon, a New York Times article about the recent BlogHer conference in San Francisco has generated controversy, if not outright anger, from some female bloggers who feel it (and the Times placement of the article within the "Fashion & Style" section, which does seem bizarre) trivializes women bloggers. I know there are some freelancers out there who either blog for money or marketing or just for fun (Kristen King just finished a series of posts about the conference on Inkthinker), and I urge you to read the articles and weigh in on this debate, because I'd like to know. Does having a BlogHer conference marginalize female bloggers? Does the Times article or its placement or the conference itself trivialize us? And, if so, what can women bloggers do to be taken seriously?