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> It recounts an incident that occurred "several months ago" when Friedland used the N-word during a meeting with Netflix public relations staff during a discus

> It recounts an incident that occurred "several months ago" when Friedland used the N-word during a meeting with Netflix public relations staff during a discussion about "sensitive words." Several people told him they were offended by his use of the full word, according to Hastings's memo. http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/22/news/companies/netflix-spokesperson-n-word/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/22/news/companies/netflix-spoke... Sensitive, like the recent internal protests at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft over political matters. * Amazon - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/amazon-workers-tell-bezos-to-stop-selling-facial-recognition-to-police/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/amazon-workers-t... * Microsoft - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/technology/tech-companies-immigration-border.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/technology/tech-companies... * Google - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-ceo-pentagon-project.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-... Due to this degree of social sensitivity I will never relocate to the west coast for employment.

scarface74 8y ago
It’s not just on the west coast - you would get fired for saying that anywhere almost.
- evook 8y ago
  I think only in the US. That's not even 5%.
pranjalv123 8y ago
So you're refusing to work anywhere where you'll be fired for repeatedly using racial slurs??
sundaeofshock 8y ago
Just to be clear, you want to work in an environment where you can say racist things with impunity. Is that really how you want to present yourself on HN?
- deleted 8y ago
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- tntn 8y ago
  it seems somewhat expected that someone might say a "sensitive word" in a meeting intended to discuss "sensitive words." Firing the guy for saying a word they were talking about seems strange - must that meeting be full of ambiguous euphemisms? How do you discuss a thing without being allowed to say it?
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    > it seems somewhat expected that someone might say a "sensitive word" in a meeting intended to discuss "sensitive words." No more than "we're discussing a murder" means you have to commit one. > How do you discuss a thing without being allowed to say it? "Let's not say the n-word." See how easy that was?
- randyrand 8y ago
  Reading between the lines - I think it's that he doesn't want to live somewhere where people are so quick to call things racist.

scarface74 8y ago

It’s not just on the west coast - you would get fired for saying that anywhere almost.

evook 8y ago
I think only in the US. That's not even 5%.

pranjalv123 8y ago

So you're refusing to work anywhere where you'll be fired for repeatedly using racial slurs??

sundaeofshock 8y ago

Just to be clear, you want to work in an environment where you can say racist things with impunity. Is that really how you want to present yourself on HN?

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tntn 8y ago
it seems somewhat expected that someone might say a "sensitive word" in a meeting intended to discuss "sensitive words." Firing the guy for saying a word they were talking about seems strange - must that meeting be full of ambiguous euphemisms? How do you discuss a thing without being allowed to say it?
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  > it seems somewhat expected that someone might say a "sensitive word" in a meeting intended to discuss "sensitive words." No more than "we're discussing a murder" means you have to commit one. > How do you discuss a thing without being allowed to say it? "Let's not say the n-word." See how easy that was?
randyrand 8y ago
Reading between the lines - I think it's that he doesn't want to live somewhere where people are so quick to call things racist.