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That's a fantastic piece. I always found it hypocritical that people promoting inclusion or diversity only focus on a few legally defined classes at the expense
by averagewall 9y ago
That's a fantastic piece. I always found it hypocritical that people promoting inclusion or diversity only focus on a few legally defined classes at the expense of all the others. There are many reasons people get systemically discriminated against and most of them aren't protected. A common one is personality. "If you don't have the right personality then you don't belong here." is somehow acceptable by the same people who promote inclusiveness. There's also confidence, height, attractiveness, socioeconomic background, etc.
Affirmative action takes the most advantaged members of a protected class and replaces the most disadvantaged members of a non-protected class. That's the opposite of equity.
- malandrew 9y agoThe group that I see increasingly discriminated against in tech are those on the aspie/autistic side of the spectrum. In the past few days I've seen aspie wielded as an insult on more than one occasion. People on both sides of the spectrum contribute to cognitive diversity. People on the aspie/autistic end of the spectrum are increasingly at risk in environments where what you say and how you say it matter since they may not have the same social faculties/graces to know the right way to talk about something or even be aware that something is inappropriate. Political correctness creates a hostile work environment for those on the aspie/autistic end of the cognitive spectrum. BTW, If you enjoyed that article, also read this more recent article by the same author: https://status451.com/2017/08/06/judging-things-by-their-side-effects/ https://status451.com/2017/08/06/judging-things-by-their-sid... Edit: To whomever thought this comment was downvoteworthy, I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Temple Grandin's book "Thinking in Pictures".