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Why do you specifically expect white males?
by CJefferson 10y ago
Why do you specifically expect white males?
- fresh_sounds 10y agoI mean why not? Let's include more different people.
- 128keaton 10y agobut different people = oppression /s
- lsmarigo 10y agoseriously disgusted, done with this website and potentially industry, this shit pops up every thread and the other day the "anti-diversity" post was top voted. Done.
- disordinary 10y agoI agree 100%, the sooner people get over their petty tribal instincts the better. Unfortunately it's still a few generations away. We have made huge strides against racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. in the last couple of generations so I have hope.
- bluthru 10y ago>petty tribal instincts If every tribe was equally intelligent and productive then indeed being tribal would be petty.
- disordinary 10y agoAre you seriously trying to suggest that sex and race has an influence on intelligence?
- bluthru 10y agoSex? I'm not sure. Males tend to be both dumber and smarter: https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-929b67e5b164c180d10d9ece5773f03f?convert_to_webp=true https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-929b67e5b164c180d10d9e... Race? This has been studied extensively. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KwMUlOoZIog/VOj9HtgsqLI/AAAAAAAAC28/WiYGChHTTUE/s1600/childiqparentedattain.png http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KwMUlOoZIog/VOj9HtgsqLI/AAAAAAAAC2...
- disordinary 10y agoYou don't think that social inequalities, access to education, and even nutrition has something to do with it?
- bluthru 10y agoSomething to do with it? Yes. All of it? No. http://thealternativehypothesis.org/index.php/2016/04/15/the-heritability-of-iq/ http://thealternativehypothesis.org/index.php/2016/04/15/the... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12061787/Intelligence-genes-discovered-by-scientists.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/1206178... http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/10/news/la-heb-genetic-study-intelligence-20110809 http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/10/news/la-heb-genetic-...
- mcintyre1994 10y agoI wouldn't let this stuff skew your view of the industry. If you're pro-diversity then nobody with hiring power anywhere you want to work is anti-diversity, so you don't need to care about the people who are.
- jahewson 10y agoI guess nobody told you that /s indicates sarcasm.
- disordinary 10y agoMaybe emoji works better now days.
- 128keaton 10y agoJust because we're the one usually excluded from photos encouraging diversity, since for some reason we're oppressing, even though we've driven the tech ecosystem for ages. And by driving, I mean, working our asses off, hoping for help, no matter what color, gender, sex, etc.
- Certhas 10y agoThe fact that you're benefiting from the system does not imply that you are oppressing. Matter of fact, in quite a few studies women are just as prejudiced against women as men. So don't take it so personally. It's not about you but about the society we all want to build together. (The distinction between benefiting and causing is lost on some of the diversity advocates, too, unfortunately.)
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- disordinary 10y agoThere's a conservative backlash going on as people see an effort to make the world more inclusive as a racist attack on their own priviledged position. For the record I didn't see any Polynesian, Micronesian, Melanesian, or Jewish people. I also didn't see any Black Men, Asian Women, Transgender, etc. I saw a White woman and a White man with a VR head set though.
- cptskippy 10y ago> There's a conservative backlash going on as people see an effort to make the world more inclusive as a racist attack on their own priviledged position. I would hardly call it a backlash or even outrage. The observation being made is that they're specifically excluding a prominent demographic in their attempts at appearing inclusive or cross cultural. The message being sent isn't "we're all equal", it's "we don't need/want you."
- disordinary 10y agoThere is definitely a backlash, we're seeing it in multiple communities and it's culmination in political movements like Brexit and the Trump presidency. Of course they want and need you. Assuming you're white, male, middle class, a resident of the United States, and work in the tech industry - you probably make up the majority of Mozillas workforce and are one of the most privileged people on the planet. As I said, there was also a white male in the pictures.
- bluthru 10y ago>Assuming you're white, male, middle class, a resident of the United States, and work in the tech industry - you probably make up the majority of Mozillas workforce Why wouldn't it in the United States? >and are one of the most privileged people on the planet This sort of language rubs me the wrong way; it sort of invalidates the hard work of my ancestors who wanted to create a better life for their descendants.
- disordinary 10y ago