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I think their point is: is this getting coverage because it’s actually novel and impressive, or is this relative simple but getting attention because of her rac
by tjs8rj 6y ago
I think their point is: is this getting coverage because it’s actually novel and impressive, or is this relative simple but getting attention because of her race/gender?
In other words: Is the coverage a good signal for whether one should be impressed or not.
It may have merit on inspiring others, particularly underrepresented groups, but I think that’s only adjacent to the parents question of: is this impressive in a vacuum, or just getting traction because of her gender/race, which presumably the parent doesn’t find to be important.
Accusations of “anti black prejudices” may be wrong if their actual point is that the news is prejudicially covering otherwise non newsworthy work primarily because of the gender/race of the creator.
- klyrs 6y agoCan we cut the bullshit here and just be curious about the science? For fuck's sake.
- okprod 6y agoNo, we can't. HN has a lot of thin-skinned snowflakes who are threatened by almost everything, while priding themselves on being "smart".
- nanna 6y agoOuch. First time I've heard the alt-right slur 'snowflake' used here on HN. Hope this isn't a sign of the direction we're going. Remember this isn't Gab, folks?
- tjs8rj 6y agoI agree. The problem is that if this is undeserving news coverage of a nonnewsworthy accomplishment, it’s misinformation and has all the problems and baggage associated. It’s incorrect info pushed as truth, in connotation or definition, and that builds up.