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I think the microaggression is not explicitly stating that those negative experiences exist while making that broad statement ("contributing to OSS is a good wa
by icebraining 7y ago
I think the microaggression is not explicitly stating that those negative experiences exist while making that broad statement ("contributing to OSS is a good way to get started"), and thereby disregarding/minimizing/ignoring the people who had those experiences, harming them.
- criddell 7y agoOy. An article or talk where every point includes a disclaimer (or even a YMMV) would be pretty tedious. Katie started her talk saying it was an anecdote and it's too bad that a blanket statement in the preamble isn't good enough.
- icebraining 7y agoOh, I don't disagree, just passing on what I understood from the tweets :)