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I don't know if this has been remarked upon, but I kind of appreciate the diversity in the presentation. It's not showy or contrived; Apple doesn't make a huge

I don't know if this has been remarked upon, but I kind of appreciate the diversity in the presentation. It's not showy or contrived; Apple doesn't make a huge deal out of it, but it's nice to see a wide variety of genders and races.

spoopyskelly 6y ago
There are only two genders, how wide of a variety can you have?
- madeofpalk 6y ago
  Well, considering the keynote cast used to be exclusively old white men...
  - christefano 6y ago
    Gender is a spectrum and not a binary. Here’s a playlist of TED talks that you might be interested in: https://www.ted.com/playlists/459/the_gender_spectrum https://www.ted.com/playlists/459/the_gender_spectrum “These talks break down what it means to live outside society’s traditional (and outdated) understanding of gender.” Note: Replying to the parent whose post has been flagged.
parsimoniousplb 6y ago
I used to think Apple has the best approach to diversity, but this presentation really showed the folly inherent to the entire project. You realize that what you just saw was a cast of exclusively white men and women gushing over a cast of exclusively colored models? All the engineers and executives vs. nice-to-look at minorities. This is not a new social arrangement, and certainly not one Apple would stand for, and yet inadvertently this is is the image that they've created. The pictures themselves are telling to. They are all weird, lower power poses. Could you imagine Tim Cook or another speaker striking a pose like that? This is how the executives like to be seen: https://www.apple.com/leadership/ https://www.apple.com/leadership/ Sadly it has come to the point where any criticism of diversity for any reason is sacrilegious, but people would be wise to think twice what the outcome of these policies is. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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I don't know if this has been remarked upon, but I kind of appreciate the diversity in the presentation. It's not showy or contrived; Apple doesn't make a huge

by hardwaregeek 6y ago

spoopyskelly 6y ago
There are only two genders, how wide of a variety can you have?
- madeofpalk 6y ago
  Well, considering the keynote cast used to be exclusively old white men...
  - christefano 6y ago
    Gender is a spectrum and not a binary. Here’s a playlist of TED talks that you might be interested in: https://www.ted.com/playlists/459/the_gender_spectrum https://www.ted.com/playlists/459/the_gender_spectrum “These talks break down what it means to live outside society’s traditional (and outdated) understanding of gender.” Note: Replying to the parent whose post has been flagged.
parsimoniousplb 6y ago
I used to think Apple has the best approach to diversity, but this presentation really showed the folly inherent to the entire project. You realize that what you just saw was a cast of exclusively white men and women gushing over a cast of exclusively colored models? All the engineers and executives vs. nice-to-look at minorities. This is not a new social arrangement, and certainly not one Apple would stand for, and yet inadvertently this is is the image that they've created. The pictures themselves are telling to. They are all weird, lower power poses. Could you imagine Tim Cook or another speaker striking a pose like that? This is how the executives like to be seen: https://www.apple.com/leadership/ https://www.apple.com/leadership/ Sadly it has come to the point where any criticism of diversity for any reason is sacrilegious, but people would be wise to think twice what the outcome of these policies is. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.