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Hmm... > To Soundararajan, Google was long overdue for a conversation on caste equity. Pichai, the CEO, “is Indian and he is Brahmin and he grew up in Tamil Na

Hmm... > To Soundararajan, Google was long overdue for a conversation on caste equity. Pichai, the CEO, “is Indian and he is Brahmin and he grew up in Tamil Nadu. There is no way you grow up in Tamil Nadu and not know about caste because of how caste politics shaped the conversation,” Soundararajan told The Post. “If he can make passionate statements about Google’s [diversity equity and inclusion] commitments in the wake of George Floyd, he absolutely should be making those same commitments to the context he comes from where he is someone of privilege.” > Soundararajan said Pichai has not responded to letter she sent him in April. Google declined to comment.

nondravidian 4y ago
Sounds like she is actually trying to drag Pichai into a caste fight. Par for the course.
- throwaway_1928 4y ago
  She did the same thing with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. It must be her modus operandi to target Indian American CEOs. https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875 https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875
  - int_19h 4y ago
    How many Dalits are there among Indian American CEOs?
    - throwaway_1928 4y ago
      Not sure. How many Ethiopian Jews are there among Jewish American CEOs? How many Gypsies ("Romani") are there among European American CEOs? Do you know?
boruto 4y ago
> There is no way you grow up in Tamil Nadu and not know about caste because of how caste politics shaped the conversation. Oh boy. I guess pichai would have quite a different story about this and
throwaway_1928 4y ago
This Soundarajan is a known anti-India baiter. She also trolled Twitter and its CEO for his caste [1]. Google did the right thing by keeping her out. [1] https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875 https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875
- DigiDigiorno 4y ago
  anti-India? Do you mean anti-highest-Indian-caste or something? both the OP and your citation are her complaining about a tech CEO being Brahmin and avoiding the caste conversation...
  - throwaway_1928 4y ago
    Why is the Indian American CEO obligated to discuss caste? Must the Jewish founders of the FAANG companies share their views on the Israel-Palestine conflict?
    - healsdata 4y ago
      > "If he can make passionate statements about Google’s (diversity equity and inclusion) commitments in the wake of George Floyd, he absolutely should be making those same commitments to the context he comes from where he is someone of privilege," she added.
    - civilized 4y ago
      Any corporate leader of any identity should be able to condemn any kind of bigotry that may be occurring at their company. The targets of bigotry have a right to know the leader has their back. It doesn't depend on the identity of the leader, the perpetrator of the bigotry, or the target of the bigotry. And this is not a request to comment on events in distant lands.
    - DigiDigiorno 4y ago
      You are changing the topic of your own conversation... reread our messages and try again.

nondravidian 4y ago

Sounds like she is actually trying to drag Pichai into a caste fight. Par for the course.

throwaway_1928 4y ago
She did the same thing with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. It must be her modus operandi to target Indian American CEOs. https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875 https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875
- int_19h 4y ago
  How many Dalits are there among Indian American CEOs?
  - throwaway_1928 4y ago
    Not sure. How many Ethiopian Jews are there among Jewish American CEOs? How many Gypsies ("Romani") are there among European American CEOs? Do you know?

boruto 4y ago

> There is no way you grow up in Tamil Nadu and not know about caste because of how caste politics shaped the conversation. Oh boy. I guess pichai would have quite a different story about this and

throwaway_1928 4y ago

This Soundarajan is a known anti-India baiter. She also trolled Twitter and its CEO for his caste [1]. Google did the right thing by keeping her out. [1] https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875 https://twitter.com/dalitdiva/status/1465358123640655875

DigiDigiorno 4y ago
anti-India? Do you mean anti-highest-Indian-caste or something? both the OP and your citation are her complaining about a tech CEO being Brahmin and avoiding the caste conversation...
- throwaway_1928 4y ago
  Why is the Indian American CEO obligated to discuss caste? Must the Jewish founders of the FAANG companies share their views on the Israel-Palestine conflict?
  - healsdata 4y ago
    > "If he can make passionate statements about Google’s (diversity equity and inclusion) commitments in the wake of George Floyd, he absolutely should be making those same commitments to the context he comes from where he is someone of privilege," she added.
  - civilized 4y ago
    Any corporate leader of any identity should be able to condemn any kind of bigotry that may be occurring at their company. The targets of bigotry have a right to know the leader has their back. It doesn't depend on the identity of the leader, the perpetrator of the bigotry, or the target of the bigotry. And this is not a request to comment on events in distant lands.
  - DigiDigiorno 4y ago
    You are changing the topic of your own conversation... reread our messages and try again.