The issue at hand is that it's entirely work-related (it's about Google's hiring policies) and that it's framed by offended parties entirely as something it's n

The issue at hand is that it's entirely work-related (it's about Google's hiring policies) and that it's framed by offended parties entirely as something it's not (a suggestion that women can't perform in certain roles as well as men). Google could have: * Clarified the opinions shared are not theirs and they do not endorse them. * Clarified their existing position on the topic at hand (as they did). * Created or clarified a new policy on how such suggestions can be shared in a way less likely to be read by people easily offended by opposing views. * Created some training policies regarding how to effectively avoid or even (gasp) tolerate opposing views without taking personal offense. Perhaps this could be just after the microaggression training mentioned in the memo. This whole idea that it's A-OK to preach the need for discrimination to account for effects unmeasurably attributed to white privilege, yet as soon as one suggests an alternative view, it's suddenly off-limits and political is ridiculous.