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The message is loud and clear. If you write a book or say anything and then want a job after that you should expect no one to read the book except with the goal

The message is loud and clear. If you write a book or say anything and then want a job after that you should expect no one to read the book except with the goal of finding the most offensive sentence and interpreting that as the most racist or sexist way possible. Look at it another way. What if someone said "I am not a supporter of gay marriage", would it be OK to call that person homophobic and cancel that person? What about people who were supporters of that person at one time? Should they be canceled too?

jonfw 5y ago
Saying "I am not a supporter of gay marriage" in passing is very different than writing a book publicizing an opinion that gay people are somehow inferior to straights. A more applicable comparision would be someone who publicized that they thought that gays were weak minded. I wouldn't say you should 'cancel' that person (what does that mean?), but I would say that person should be disqualified from the opportunity to lead a team that includes gay people. And any business should always assume that their team could include gay people.
- bob33212 5y ago
  So what should happen to someone who doesn't support gay marriage? Can they be a leader?
  - jonfw 5y ago
    That seems irrelevant, unless your company weds people
    - ausbah 5y ago
      it is very relevant because it is an opinion that implies they view one set of people less than another set of people which has implications for things like biased hiring, promotions, workplace relationships, etc. and this is not the sort of thing that can be "disproven" by past actions, because it still implies the potential for workplace discrimination as someone who is LGBT+, I would never be able to work with a manager or coworker who expressed views like this for this reason
      - jonfw 5y ago
        I'd like to leave some room for those with strong religious beliefs who practice tolerance to still be leaders. If your belief is that failing to support gay marriage is in itself an act of discrimination, than I could see how you would reach a different conclusion.

jonfw 5y ago

Saying "I am not a supporter of gay marriage" in passing is very different than writing a book publicizing an opinion that gay people are somehow inferior to straights. A more applicable comparision would be someone who publicized that they thought that gays were weak minded. I wouldn't say you should 'cancel' that person (what does that mean?), but I would say that person should be disqualified from the opportunity to lead a team that includes gay people. And any business should always assume that their team could include gay people.

bob33212 5y ago
So what should happen to someone who doesn't support gay marriage? Can they be a leader?
- jonfw 5y ago
  That seems irrelevant, unless your company weds people
  - ausbah 5y ago
    it is very relevant because it is an opinion that implies they view one set of people less than another set of people which has implications for things like biased hiring, promotions, workplace relationships, etc. and this is not the sort of thing that can be "disproven" by past actions, because it still implies the potential for workplace discrimination as someone who is LGBT+, I would never be able to work with a manager or coworker who expressed views like this for this reason
    - jonfw 5y ago
      I'd like to leave some room for those with strong religious beliefs who practice tolerance to still be leaders. If your belief is that failing to support gay marriage is in itself an act of discrimination, than I could see how you would reach a different conclusion.