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> but trust that people aren't lying when they say it does to them. Please know that I ask this with all sincerity: does it matter to them? I'm a racial minori
by enumjorge 6y ago
> but trust that people aren't lying when they say it does to them.
Please know that I ask this with all sincerity: does it matter to them? I'm a racial minority, but not black, and I would find it surprising if this was a top of mind issue for black employees in tech. I mean, you'll always find someone who feels some way about some topic, and I'm sure that this terminology would not have been a black person's first choice but is this something that black people in tech, in general, feel needs to be fixed? If so, count me in. I mean it, I'll help. But if not, I'm not sure why taking on a non-trivial amount of work to move the needle a trivial amount is something we should pursue. People only have so much bandwidth, so why not spend it in pursuing causes that will have a large impact?
Racial minorities have good reason to feel like they're often treated as second-class citizens in this country. Having police offers, over and over again, maim or kill people of color with no repercussions, for example, is the type of b.s. that keeps the wounds of slavery alive and raw today. The name of a branch in source code? I'm not denying that it bothers some people, but I'm willing to bet if you fixed the real problems that plague minorities, this type of stuff would not even be an issue.
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- jjeaff 6y agoLook up micro-agressions. Not the ever so fragile anti-pc political rhetoric. Look up the peer reviewed paychological studies on it. Most black people aren't directly affected by police killings. It's the day to day drip of racism that they have to deal with that saps their mental energy.