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https://www.wired.com/story/female-founders-still-face-sexual-harassment-from-investors/amp https://www.wired.com/story/female-founders-still-face-sexua... Peo

by pfisch 4y ago

https://www.wired.com/story/female-founders-still-face-sexual-harassment-from-investors/amp https://www.wired.com/story/female-founders-still-face-sexua... People of other races often are not believed to be competent. I have personally been in situations where I got contracts because the employer did not believe the other person could do it based on race. This is not even talking about the generational stolen wealth gap. Right now there are many, many racist people in positions of power that make investing and hiring decisions based on race. You have to bury your head in the sand to not see how many racists have come out of the shadows in the last 6 years. They were there the whole time, making decisions based on race.

epicureanideal 4y ago
Thanks for the link! I’ll read it shortly. Update: This seems limited to the idea that some female founders are sexually harassed when fundraising. That’s terrible, but I don’t think this article alone is sufficient to justify saying that “we have all the advantages”. That’s one issue out of potentially many factors of advantage and disadvantage that might each lean in the direction of a different group on average. > You have to bury your head in the sand to not see how many racists have come out of the shadows in the last 6 years. They were there the whole time, making decisions based on race. If you’re willing to provide another link, I am unfortunately not aware of this either, not even rumors of it, so I don’t know where to begin to look. Unless you’re talking about anti-majority racism, in which case I’ve seen tons of it firsthand.
- pfisch 4y ago
  You need examples of systemic racism in the us? https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/31/joe-arpaio-convicted-contempt-immigration-patrols https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/31/joe-arpaio-c... When sheriff arpaio outright refused to stop using his police department to racially profile, to the point he was convicted in court, Trump pardoned him. It goes all the way to the top. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio There are racists in positions of power throughout the us.
- pfisch 4y ago
  Pervasive discrimination in many workplaces: https://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/significant-eeoc-racecolor-casescovering-private-and-federal-sectors https://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/significant-eeoc-rac...

by pfisch 4y ago

epicureanideal 4y ago

Thanks for the link! I’ll read it shortly. Update: This seems limited to the idea that some female founders are sexually harassed when fundraising. That’s terrible, but I don’t think this article alone is sufficient to justify saying that “we have all the advantages”. That’s one issue out of potentially many factors of advantage and disadvantage that might each lean in the direction of a different group on average. > You have to bury your head in the sand to not see how many racists have come out of the shadows in the last 6 years. They were there the whole time, making decisions based on race. If you’re willing to provide another link, I am unfortunately not aware of this either, not even rumors of it, so I don’t know where to begin to look. Unless you’re talking about anti-majority racism, in which case I’ve seen tons of it firsthand.

pfisch 4y ago
You need examples of systemic racism in the us? https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/31/joe-arpaio-convicted-contempt-immigration-patrols https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/31/joe-arpaio-c... When sheriff arpaio outright refused to stop using his police department to racially profile, to the point he was convicted in court, Trump pardoned him. It goes all the way to the top. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio There are racists in positions of power throughout the us.
pfisch 4y ago
Pervasive discrimination in many workplaces: https://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/significant-eeoc-racecolor-casescovering-private-and-federal-sectors https://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/significant-eeoc-rac...