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I wasn't aware of this history. One thing to note is the sentence that precedes 'reverse'-ism: >Our open source community prioritizes marginalized people’s sa

I wasn't aware of this history. One thing to note is the sentence that precedes 'reverse'-ism: >Our open source community prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. We will not act on complaints regarding: > ‘Reverse’ -isms, including ‘reverse racism,’ ‘reverse sexism,’ and ‘cisphobia’ Coded language for sanctioned discrimination.

Laaw 11y ago
I'm okay with it, because I can get a job elsewhere. Some minorities can't. I don't need to be able to get a job at GitHub, because for some stupid reason, society has a general bias in favor of me. I can work anywhere, but the folks they're giving a shot are folks who don't have it as good as I do.
- malandrew 11y ago
  If this continues to proliferate, instead of achieving a World where minorities have equal opportunity with non-minorities, we will instead end up with a mix of institutions where those in the majority have an advantage and other institutions where those who are minorities have an advantage. This doesn't look like equality, but a reversion to something looking like "separate but equal".
- alextgordon 11y ago
  What a load of tosh. Are there no disadvantaged people in America with light coloured skin?
  - angersock 11y ago
    Poor and middle class white people are a figment of your imagination. West Virginia basically is Narnia.
  - Laaw 11y ago
    Because of their skin color? No. For other reasons? Yeah. They get help too, though.
- marcoperaza 11y ago
  Every human being should be judged for the content of their character, not the color of their skin. The law disagrees with you. I can very easily see Github on the losing side of workplace racial discrimination claim here.
  - Laaw 11y ago
    I wish your world existed. It doesn't, however, and minority groups need advantages over me in order to get the kinds of jobs I can get. I hope we can move past this some day, but that's not happening today.
malandrew 11y ago
It also fails to understand and accommodate intersectionality needs with respect to cognitive diversity. Related reading: Tact Filter: http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/tact.html http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/tact.html Ozark English: http://ozarque.livejournal.com/176349.html http://ozarque.livejournal.com/176349.html When Nerds Collide: https://medium.com/@maradydd/when-nerds-collide-31895b01e68c https://medium.com/@maradydd/when-nerds-collide-31895b01e68c
- rashkov 11y ago
  Thanks for the great reads and a fresh perspective (to me)

Laaw 11y ago

I'm okay with it, because I can get a job elsewhere. Some minorities can't. I don't need to be able to get a job at GitHub, because for some stupid reason, society has a general bias in favor of me. I can work anywhere, but the folks they're giving a shot are folks who don't have it as good as I do.

malandrew 11y ago
If this continues to proliferate, instead of achieving a World where minorities have equal opportunity with non-minorities, we will instead end up with a mix of institutions where those in the majority have an advantage and other institutions where those who are minorities have an advantage. This doesn't look like equality, but a reversion to something looking like "separate but equal".
alextgordon 11y ago
What a load of tosh. Are there no disadvantaged people in America with light coloured skin?
- angersock 11y ago
  Poor and middle class white people are a figment of your imagination. West Virginia basically is Narnia.
- Laaw 11y ago
  Because of their skin color? No. For other reasons? Yeah. They get help too, though.
marcoperaza 11y ago
Every human being should be judged for the content of their character, not the color of their skin. The law disagrees with you. I can very easily see Github on the losing side of workplace racial discrimination claim here.
- Laaw 11y ago
  I wish your world existed. It doesn't, however, and minority groups need advantages over me in order to get the kinds of jobs I can get. I hope we can move past this some day, but that's not happening today.

malandrew 11y ago

It also fails to understand and accommodate intersectionality needs with respect to cognitive diversity. Related reading: Tact Filter: http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/tact.html http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/tact.html Ozark English: http://ozarque.livejournal.com/176349.html http://ozarque.livejournal.com/176349.html When Nerds Collide: https://medium.com/@maradydd/when-nerds-collide-31895b01e68c https://medium.com/@maradydd/when-nerds-collide-31895b01e68c

rashkov 11y ago
Thanks for the great reads and a fresh perspective (to me)