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I'm a woman in computer science. Let me ladysplain the Google memo to you
- googlemisogyny 9y agoJames Damore claims that Google does not discriminate against women. CEO Sundar Pichai claims that Google does discriminate against women. I'm more inclined to believe the CEO.
- where_do_i_live 9y ago>James Damore claims that Google does not discriminate against women. False. From the memo: I hope it’s clear that I'm not saying that diversity is bad, that Google or society is 100% fair, that we shouldn't try to correct for existing biases, or that minorities have the same experience of those in the majority. Perhaps you have a different memo you are reading?
- sicher 9y agoThat is not the takeaway I am getting from reading the whole piece. Cynthia Lee does a fantastic job digging into the content of that memo.
- where_do_i_live 9y agoThis is not a comment on the article - but I really hate the words "ladysplain" and "mansplain". What a way to instantly inject emotion into what I would wish people would de-escalate. The original memo author committed the same offenses, and the author of this article does the same here. Is everyone completely oblivious to emotionally charged language that makes the opposing side instantly angry and ups their tendency to ignore the content of your arguments?
- dvfjsdhgfv 9y agoIt's because nowadays people live in bubbles. They interact mostly with people who think and behave alike, and for some people using this kind of language has become so natural they'd be offended to hear you have an issue with it.