"Callout culture" is a term that has originated as a reaction to changing society norms around bigotry. Please critically examine your biases on whether you thi

"Callout culture" is a term that has originated as a reaction to changing society norms around bigotry. Please critically examine your biases on whether you think combating bigotry or shielding people from social consequences of their actions is more important to you. It is not a new phenomenon whatsoever. People have always been cancelled, such as the Dixie Chicks several years ago after their opposition to the Iraq War. "Callout culture" has only become a problem now that it is hurting the powerful. To create an inclusive community, you have to actively root out bigotry. Most bigotry is rarely explicit, but couched behind terms like "degenerates." When you allow bigotry to fester, you are making the decision to exclude people like me and include bigots. You will have to make uncomfortable decisions. There's no way around it. The assumption that you can largely ignore barely-concealed bigotry and also be welcoming to minorities and LGBT folks is false, but widespread among liberals in the tech industry. A recurring theme is that high-status straight males are making most of the decisions, and even with the best intentions, they fail horribly at inclusion because they don't listen to folks not like themselves. It's 2020, and there is ample evidence both around us and in the academic literature about the omnipresence of racism especially in our society. Does HN and Y Combinator actually want to put in the hard work to create an inclusive environment? So far, the answer is a clear no.