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It’s fucking disappointing reading all the comments here. Why is the majority consensus discounting this article because of some street vernacular? I’ve read co
by mugenjin 9y ago
It’s fucking disappointing reading all the comments here. Why is the majority consensus discounting this article because of some street vernacular? I’ve read comments before on HN stating that the majority of the HN commenters are white people, and I’ve discounted those comments. But man. Seems like it’s true. Ya’ll getting uncomfortable with some street vernacular and invalidating the author’s perspective.
The dude grew up in a poverty-stricken black community dealing with white communities, so of course he’s going to have street vernacular in his writing. Of course he’s going to write about his perspective of culture shock and interacting with white people. He grew up dealing with that shit. It just all makes sense. Dude’s article is true to his character and upbringing. Nothing surprising but some street talk. Ya’ll failing to understand black culture here when ya’ll discounting his article because of a reference to Drake or some street talk. The fuck.
If ya’ll just get over that uncomfortableness, ya’ll can actually see a new perspective. “Wow. I’ve never seen ‘uncomfortable’ being used like that. Next time when I hear someone say they’re uncomfortable, I’ll dig deeper and ask what specifically makes them uncomfortable.”
TLDR: majority of HN commenters are people who might be white that fail to become aware of social issues from a black person’s perspective because dude used some street vernacular.
- newsbinator 9y agoStreet vernacular aside, my guess is the article would have been better received if the author weren't "one of the world’s greatest software developers" who "paid a substantial price to achieve my high level of greatness". It's that extreme arrogance coupled with calling all these coworkers bitches and hos that makes me "uncomfortable". Also being broadly racist against white people isn't strengthening the message. > "In a later post I will certainly discuss how White people have this extreme need to identify with suffering." Change the word "white" to "asian" or "women" in the post, and you get something that'll immediately get flagged and removed. I think a lot of us here would love to read, discuss and dissect a post about the different working and social cultures that majority white people set up that lead to barriers for minorities. But this post ain't it. To quote the author: > "Nawl muhfukka. You just don’t like looking at yourself for what you really are… a petty-minded ho with a fukked up perspective on life."
- mugenjin 9y agoYour response exactly proves my point and show that you are not really trying to understand the author’s perspective. > “Street vernacular aside, my guess is the article would have been better received if the author weren't "one of the world’s greatest software developers" who "paid a substantial price to achieve my high level of greatness". I agree. It’s damn obvious that he’s not the best programmer in the world. But man, he made it out of a poverty-stricken environment. Don’t you think he’s allow to brag? I think so. Him being arrogant still doesn’t mean you should disregards his perspective. > It's that extreme arrogance coupled with calling all these coworkers bitches and hos that makes me "uncomfortable”.” Calling people bitches and hoes is definitely part of street vernacular in a poor black community. He had to adapt. I’m sure if he used proper english, he’d probably be called out for trying to be white. It’s one of the vicious cycle that most black communities are trying to combat within their own communities. So yeah, he’s gonna call people bitches and hoes. > “Also being broadly racist against white people isn't strengthening the message.” Again, you refuse to understand his perspective. He’s black. He grew up in a poor black community and based on history, white communities haven’t really been nice to them. So yeah, dealing with “white” is a big social issue for him. He tells you this at the beginning of his post. All I’m saying is why is everyone disregarding this guy’s perspective just because he used street vernacular that’s consistent with his upbringing and character? Why is his perspective less than any one else? Sure he called some people bitches and hoes. Sure he has an ego almost as big as Kanye. It still doesn’t discredit his point. I mean, have you never experience what he pointed out about ‘uncomfortable’? I have definitely experience what he’s saying. I have even used the same excuse as well in the past. I’ve seen colleagues use the same excuse. He’s not wrong. It’s just fucking disappointing that everyone here is so privilege that they can’t even conceive his perspective.
- mirimir 9y agoSeriously, the "street vernacular" was intentional. And in my opinion, he pulled it off very well. Business English just wouldn't have worked.