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Being the target of racism sure as hell will impact demographics when the population in a group is voluntary. How many african-americans join the KKK?

• kortilla 6y ago
  No, the point I was making is that you can’t point to racism or a lack thereof and make any statements about representation. Both over and under-represented groups can be the targets of widespread racism.
  • quadrifoliate 6y ago
    You are correct, and I was incorrectly conflating the two in my previous comment on this subject. Since I can't edit it, the following might explain my position better: Asians get summarily excluded from a lot of minority-focused programs in tech on the basis of being over-represented. This should stop, and Asians should be included in minority-focused programs in tech. This is because (as you said, and as shown by this comment) they can be, and often are a target of casual racism and stereotyping.
    • kortilla 6y ago
      It depends on the purpose of the program. If the purpose is to recruit even more, then they shouldn’t be included because they are already over-represented. Many of the minority-focused programs are about recruitment and increasing the pipeline.