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>People like you are the problem. Not exactly healthy discourse.
by rl3 10y ago
>People like you are the problem.
Not exactly healthy discourse.
- deanCommie 10y agoPeople have had a decade to get used to the idea of institutional discrimination, unconscious biases, unintentional discrimination and sexism. I don't expect the average rural Trump voter to have become aware and gain an in-depth understanding of these concepts over that time, but well-educated, well-connected, big-city techies that frequent hackernews have NO EXCUSE. There is no room for healthy discourse when the default reaction from so much of the privileged side is to pick apart, dismiss, and discredit. If your instinct when you hear a woman coming forward with stories of sexism in the tech industry is anything but to listen, understand, and empathize, you are part of the cause, not the solution.
- harryh 10y agoI can both listen, understand and empathize while at the same time engaging my critical thinking skills. The former does not preclude the latter.