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Well, you do give them their name, that's a strong indication of race and gender for most people, isn't it?

by einpoklum 6y ago

lettergram 6y ago
Sure, my name is unisex though. Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable
- st1x7 6y ago
  It only seems questionable because of your specific name. If your first name was Zhang or Priya, your race would also be quite obvious.
- BoorishBears 6y ago
  > Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable If you mean "irrevocably determined with a 100% certainty" maybe... But you know, most people who think their name doesn't give away their race, are a certain race... - Funny that this is really such an uncomfortable truth for some people here... I'm a black guy with a Ghanaian name, so I laughed out loud reading the comment. It's not like black people aren't allowed to have "euro-centric" names, but, surprise surprise, Caucasians represent a large majority of people with those names Likewise there are names that almost no Caucasians have (like mine) If someone is reading your resume intent on being biased, a name like "Austin Walters" is going to appear as... a white guy. There black guys named Austin Walters but they're also not conducting a census... if someone really wants to discriminate against you based on race, your name is plenty to go on. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-di... https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-di... Again, they're not conducting a science study, an 80% chance is plenty for the kind of person trying to discriminate... Likewise, someone who reads my name, which uses consonants in a way that English doesn't usually ( causing people to mispronounce my very simple last name even when reading it verbatim) will instantly assume I'm black. It's something I accept as a person with a very black name, it tells you the main audience of HN is this is really such a revelation for some of you lol
krona 6y ago
Gender and social class, the latter of which has been shown to be a the discriminating factor in some industries in many countries.

Well, you do give them their name, that's a strong indication of race and gender for most people, isn't it?

lettergram 6y ago

Sure, my name is unisex though. Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable

st1x7 6y ago
It only seems questionable because of your specific name. If your first name was Zhang or Priya, your race would also be quite obvious.
BoorishBears 6y ago
> Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable If you mean "irrevocably determined with a 100% certainty" maybe... But you know, most people who think their name doesn't give away their race, are a certain race... - Funny that this is really such an uncomfortable truth for some people here... I'm a black guy with a Ghanaian name, so I laughed out loud reading the comment. It's not like black people aren't allowed to have "euro-centric" names, but, surprise surprise, Caucasians represent a large majority of people with those names Likewise there are names that almost no Caucasians have (like mine) If someone is reading your resume intent on being biased, a name like "Austin Walters" is going to appear as... a white guy. There black guys named Austin Walters but they're also not conducting a census... if someone really wants to discriminate against you based on race, your name is plenty to go on. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-di... https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-di... Again, they're not conducting a science study, an 80% chance is plenty for the kind of person trying to discriminate... Likewise, someone who reads my name, which uses consonants in a way that English doesn't usually ( causing people to mispronounce my very simple last name even when reading it verbatim) will instantly assume I'm black. It's something I accept as a person with a very black name, it tells you the main audience of HN is this is really such a revelation for some of you lol

krona 6y ago

Gender and social class, the latter of which has been shown to be a the discriminating factor in some industries in many countries.