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So I've been looking through this thread and there isn't a single comment that's supportive of @scaachi Makes me sad. I love reading HN, but I wish it wasn't s

So I've been looking through this thread and there isn't a single comment that's supportive of @scaachi Makes me sad. I love reading HN, but I wish it wasn't such an monocultural echo chamber of white males that get all riled up every time a woman says something slightly controversial on twitter.

wfo 11y ago
If you're sad that HN users don't rush to defend something that's indefensible well then I'm not sure what to tell you. Would you like one of us to pretend this is okay so there's an illusion of a debate that doesn't need to happen? Hiring is kind of a big deal (it determines people's livelihoods, careers, etc) so people take it seriously. Hiring is not the place for an angry hateful racist (and possibly illegal) rant.
autoreleasepool 11y ago
Supportive of what? Her overt racism? This seems like nothing more than a hateful and racist stance. Look, I actually speak differently on this website than I do in real life. In real life, I use a lot of slang and Spanglish. Im aware of the monoculture you're talking about. But to me, it was always a nerd/geek monoculture, not a white one. I guess now that you and others have forced me to think that it's a homogenous white male culture, I subconsciously think that to.
- jakobegger 11y ago
  I can only imagine what this must feel like for @scaachi. She tries to hire writers that are underrepresented, and lots of people who have nothing to do with it start yelling at her. Yeah, she might not have used the most politically language -- but I think that intent is more important than what exactly upset people tweet when the situation escalates. I think that it is extremely important to hire people from diverse backgrounds, especially when hiring journalists. That's what I believe she was trying to do, and that's something that we should be supportive of.
  - autoreleasepool 11y ago
    If you read my rant above, you'll see that there's more than one side to this. It's a little patronizing to the people she thinks she's helping.
kelukelugames 11y ago
Look at the front page of mediate.com. It's obviously trying to generate page clicks through sensationalism and outrage. The article on scaachi is the same. Some of us are fragile so we are willing to eat up anything that hints at discrimination against men.

wfo 11y ago

If you're sad that HN users don't rush to defend something that's indefensible well then I'm not sure what to tell you. Would you like one of us to pretend this is okay so there's an illusion of a debate that doesn't need to happen? Hiring is kind of a big deal (it determines people's livelihoods, careers, etc) so people take it seriously. Hiring is not the place for an angry hateful racist (and possibly illegal) rant.

autoreleasepool 11y ago

Supportive of what? Her overt racism? This seems like nothing more than a hateful and racist stance. Look, I actually speak differently on this website than I do in real life. In real life, I use a lot of slang and Spanglish. Im aware of the monoculture you're talking about. But to me, it was always a nerd/geek monoculture, not a white one. I guess now that you and others have forced me to think that it's a homogenous white male culture, I subconsciously think that to.

jakobegger 11y ago
I can only imagine what this must feel like for @scaachi. She tries to hire writers that are underrepresented, and lots of people who have nothing to do with it start yelling at her. Yeah, she might not have used the most politically language -- but I think that intent is more important than what exactly upset people tweet when the situation escalates. I think that it is extremely important to hire people from diverse backgrounds, especially when hiring journalists. That's what I believe she was trying to do, and that's something that we should be supportive of.
- autoreleasepool 11y ago
  If you read my rant above, you'll see that there's more than one side to this. It's a little patronizing to the people she thinks she's helping.

kelukelugames 11y ago

Look at the front page of mediate.com. It's obviously trying to generate page clicks through sensationalism and outrage. The article on scaachi is the same. Some of us are fragile so we are willing to eat up anything that hints at discrimination against men.