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I attended one program and I found it amusing that it assumed that I had a deep-seated biases simple because my skin had a particular hue while apparently other

• happytoexplain 6y ago
  This sounds like a pretty dramatic exaggeration. I absolutely believe you felt that way, which is worth a lot. But I think the vast majority of diversity programs do not state "you (yes you, individually, benjohnson) have deep-seated biases, and it is because of your skin tone. Also, nobody with skin tones other than yours have biases."
  • thu2111 6y ago
    Seems like at Google they did though. "Sojourn, a comprehensive racial justice program created for employees to learn about implicit bias" I doubt this course dwelled on implicit bias of black people against whites/asians. "Two other diversity training programs at Google, DEI for Managers, a primer to build skills around navigating issues of race on their teams, and Allyship 101, a program to learn about different types of oppressed groups and ways of supporting them" I doubt these courses spent time on the oppression of white/asian men. "... a speaker event hosted by Google on the topic of how white people can better navigate conversations about racism and privilege in the workplace" "There was a meme going around that said white fragility shuts down discussions of white fragility" "Three current employees said they felt the newer programs introduced from outside vendors lack the framework that previous training programs had to help orient white people to conversations about racial justice"