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Because, at least in America, all of the time is 'white male time', and people of color and women often feel intimidated in spaces that are dominated in this wa
by justizin 11y ago
Because, at least in America, all of the time is 'white male time', and people of color and women often feel intimidated in spaces that are dominated in this way, so efforts are made to encourage a focus on marginalized people.
- arturventura 11y agoI see. It just that the concept just feels weird to me, targeting specifically a few types of people. I suspect having that here where I'm from (Portugal), would have been construed as being racist. Again, not being a troll, just trying to understand.
- softawre 11y agoA lot of Americans think this is racist too. It's basis is rooted in the fact that "white people" still haven't repaid "black people" for slavery.
- djtriptych 11y agoNote to reader: Generally you want to replace "A lot of Americans" with "I" in statements like this.
- anigbrowl 11y agoHow much structural discrimination is there in Portuguese society?
- spinlock 11y agoEurope is pretty anti Arab these days.
- colmvp 11y agoNotice that it's Black and Hispanic, and not Asian? At least Asian women might have dedicated office hours ("We will start with Black and Hispanic founders and if successful we hope to launch future Open Office Hours for Women, Veterans, and International founders.") Always seems like Asian men in the U.S. get the 'worst' of being a minority. Neither the societal advantages of white majority, nor the ability to access services available to Hispanics/Blacks or women.
- balls187 11y agoAs an Asian man in the US, I have to say, it ain't so bad getting the "worst" of being a minority.
- djtriptych 11y agoAsian men are not underrepresented in the tech industry.
- atg2 11y ago"Asian" is not a race.
- tptacek 11y agoWhat's your point? Neither is "military veteran".
- dragonwriter 11y agoAsian is as much a race as White or Black is. (All races are social constructed with culturally-ascribed boundaries, so really, anything that is generally perceived and treated as a race is a race; even if you restrict it to three "classical" races, White, Black, and Asian are pretty much the modern names for Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid.)
- atg2 11y agoMy point is, what about all the other people? The world is not divided into White, Black, Asian and Spanish-speaking. There are Indians, Central Asians, Arabs, Persians... Even 19th century racialists in their ignorant understanding of the world didn't lump 2/3 of the world's population into a miscellaneous category.
- pavel_lishin 11y agoHaving an event for black and hispanic folks doesn't preclude them from having an event for asian folks. Not every event has to be pan-inclusive.
- 78666cdc 11y ago>all of the time is "white male time" Like black churches and communities, professional women's societies, women's shelters, scholarships for women, women's clubs at schools, and so on? In elementary schools, where >90% of teachers are female? Among psychology majors, with 60-70% women? Do you really suggest that it is always "white male time" everywhere? Go ask a white kid growing up in a mostly black, poor neighborhood whether he feels like it's "his time." Initiatives like this should be based on socioeconomics, not race.
- balls187 11y ago> Go ask a white kid growing up in a mostly black, poor neighborhood whether he feels like it's "his time." Yo Eminem, what do you think? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem#1972.E2.80.9391:_Early_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem#1972.E2.80.9391:_Early_...
- 78666cdc 11y agoBy your logic, there are no social disadvantages for blacks either, because Jay-Z. Which is clearly false.
- balls187 11y agoStrawman. I made no mention of social disadvantages. I merely pointed out that Eminem fits the description of hypothetical "white kid" the parent commenter referenced.
- tptacek 11y agoHave you spent any time in or near a predominantly black church? There's one on my corner. There's white people there all the time. And did you really just suggest that "women's shelters" somehow advantage women over men? Suggested Google search: [lucky ducky comic]. You might also enjoy the editorial cartoon stylings of Stan Kelly.
- 78666cdc 11y ago