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> Having an outsider's viewpoint is going to be extremely valuable in the coming years, but it's currently out of fashion. This is wishful thinking, and I've s

> Having an outsider's viewpoint is going to be extremely valuable in the coming years, but it's currently out of fashion. This is wishful thinking, and I've seen no indication that the current groupthink is going to do anything but grow more dominant.

treeman79 5y ago
Had to leave one job already. Bashing white people on company meetings while going on about wonderfully diverse they were. Their disdain in having to hire a white guy was constant. Product was falling apart since they had nothing but juniors of the correct races sexes and orientations.
- visarga 5y ago
  > Bashing white people on company meetings Isn't that open racism? Or is it ok because it's compensating for historical racism?
  - epicureanideal 5y ago
    I've experienced the same. It's the new normal. Yes, it's racism, but it's accepted in the current culture.
  - yerwhat01010 5y ago
    > Isn't that open racism? Not by their new definition of the word. Which is exactly why they've redefined the word.
    - visarga 5y ago
      They say racism is something that happens between groups, so you are racist by definition if you're white. This makes huge assumptions - that individuals are nothing more than members of the group, that only groups matter, that white people are a single homogeneous group, and that young people bear the guilt of their parents and grandparents. There is no nuance here, it doesn't matter if you're hard working or not if you're white because they can explain away your accomplishments as privilege. Anti-racism at its finest, using reverse polarity racism to fix racism. How could that backfire? It's like going to war for peace or fucking for virginity.
      - treeman79 5y ago
        Don’t forget ideology. Clarence Thomas and other free thinking minorities are routinely attacked and dismissed. https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/353035-justice-delayed-black-history-museum-finally-recognizes-justice-clarence https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/353035-justice-delayed...

treeman79 5y ago

Had to leave one job already. Bashing white people on company meetings while going on about wonderfully diverse they were. Their disdain in having to hire a white guy was constant. Product was falling apart since they had nothing but juniors of the correct races sexes and orientations.

visarga 5y ago
> Bashing white people on company meetings Isn't that open racism? Or is it ok because it's compensating for historical racism?
- epicureanideal 5y ago
  I've experienced the same. It's the new normal. Yes, it's racism, but it's accepted in the current culture.
- yerwhat01010 5y ago
  > Isn't that open racism? Not by their new definition of the word. Which is exactly why they've redefined the word.
  - visarga 5y ago
    They say racism is something that happens between groups, so you are racist by definition if you're white. This makes huge assumptions - that individuals are nothing more than members of the group, that only groups matter, that white people are a single homogeneous group, and that young people bear the guilt of their parents and grandparents. There is no nuance here, it doesn't matter if you're hard working or not if you're white because they can explain away your accomplishments as privilege. Anti-racism at its finest, using reverse polarity racism to fix racism. How could that backfire? It's like going to war for peace or fucking for virginity.
    - treeman79 5y ago
      Don’t forget ideology. Clarence Thomas and other free thinking minorities are routinely attacked and dismissed. https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/353035-justice-delayed-black-history-museum-finally-recognizes-justice-clarence https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/353035-justice-delayed...