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My favorite Silicon Valley anecdote: "During the review process once the footage [of Techcrunch Disrupt] was woven in, another editor criticized the crowd shot

My favorite Silicon Valley anecdote: "During the review process once the footage [of Techcrunch Disrupt] was woven in, another editor criticized the crowd shots for not featuring any women and blamed Berg for the oversight. '...Those were real shots of the real place, and we didn't frame women out.The world we're depicting is f---ed up.' said Berg" https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/hbos-silicon-valley-had-diversity-problems-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2016-3 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/hbos-si... Sorry for the amp link, the main page was broken.

danaos 8y ago
> Sorry for the amp link, the main page was broken. https://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-silicon-valley-had-diversity-problems-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2016-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-silicon-valley-had-dive...
scarejunba 8y ago
Funny. When I read this the first time, I looked up the writing credits (including/excluding/only guest writers) and heir genders and there was a picture painted there that was quite amusing :) Not at all surprising considering it’s Hollywood, but amusing nonetheless.
DoreenMichele 8y ago
Surprisingly even-handed piece: There's been debate about whether "Silicon Valley" the show should have more diversity than Silicon Valley the place, but Berg argues that a show made for entertainment not meant to be a "social-action wing" or be a force of change - the show is just satirizing the reality that the tech industry itself needs to take care of.
- BurningFrog 8y ago
  One thing that mildly annoys me about the show is how white the cast is. At least in my Silicon Valley career, the "cast" around me has been vastly less so.
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  - derangedHorse 8y ago
    I have no idea where you're working at but if you've ever looked at Google's public diversity report (one of the largest companies in the valley), you'd see that your Silicon Valley career does not reflect what the majority of people in this very large company experience. https://diversity.google/annual-report/ https://diversity.google/annual-report/
    - BurningFrog 8y ago
      By this report Google is 56.6% white. My experience is that white male Americans are roughly 25% of the Silicon Valley workforce, but if you bundle in white immigrants and women you might reach 40-50%. As I remember the TV show, the main characters are 80% white, and the Indian guy is the whitest one I've seen. Small sample, I know, and I'm not offended. Just a little bored...
      - tonystubblebine 8y ago
        Pakistani fwiw.
      - smt88 8y ago
        > the Indian guy is the whitest one I've seen What do you mean by that? Can you explain?
        choot 8y ago
        > What do you mean by that? Can you explain? Maybe he means culturally
        throwawaywhynot 8y ago
        Either way, it's weird, and wrong. Honestly op sounds more racist lol

danaos 8y ago

> Sorry for the amp link, the main page was broken. https://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-silicon-valley-had-diversity-problems-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2016-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-silicon-valley-had-dive...

scarejunba 8y ago

Funny. When I read this the first time, I looked up the writing credits (including/excluding/only guest writers) and heir genders and there was a picture painted there that was quite amusing :) Not at all surprising considering it’s Hollywood, but amusing nonetheless.

DoreenMichele 8y ago

Surprisingly even-handed piece: There's been debate about whether "Silicon Valley" the show should have more diversity than Silicon Valley the place, but Berg argues that a show made for entertainment not meant to be a "social-action wing" or be a force of change - the show is just satirizing the reality that the tech industry itself needs to take care of.

BurningFrog 8y ago
One thing that mildly annoys me about the show is how white the cast is. At least in my Silicon Valley career, the "cast" around me has been vastly less so.
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- derangedHorse 8y ago
  I have no idea where you're working at but if you've ever looked at Google's public diversity report (one of the largest companies in the valley), you'd see that your Silicon Valley career does not reflect what the majority of people in this very large company experience. https://diversity.google/annual-report/ https://diversity.google/annual-report/
  - BurningFrog 8y ago
    By this report Google is 56.6% white. My experience is that white male Americans are roughly 25% of the Silicon Valley workforce, but if you bundle in white immigrants and women you might reach 40-50%. As I remember the TV show, the main characters are 80% white, and the Indian guy is the whitest one I've seen. Small sample, I know, and I'm not offended. Just a little bored...
    - tonystubblebine 8y ago
      Pakistani fwiw.
    - smt88 8y ago
      > the Indian guy is the whitest one I've seen What do you mean by that? Can you explain?
      - choot 8y ago
        > What do you mean by that? Can you explain? Maybe he means culturally
        throwawaywhynot 8y ago
        Either way, it's weird, and wrong. Honestly op sounds more racist lol