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It's for the sake of the shareholders that they're not giving in to PC nonsense. From what I read, the objections to content were not coming from shareholders b
by slowmovintarget 4y ago
It's for the sake of the shareholders that they're not giving in to PC nonsense. From what I read, the objections to content were not coming from shareholders but from ERGs (special interest groups of employees organized around identity politics... which is a bad idea in the first place).
- Yaina 4y agoWhat's the point of assembling a diverse workforce, if their voices are not heard. And it's not about "PC Culture", it's about people talking down on marginalized groups. A trans person having a comedy special and making jokes about their community would be very different.
- slowmovintarget 4y agoSaying you must be part of the "identity group" you are telling a joke about is gatekeeping. That is PC culture in a nutshell.
- Yaina 4y agoIt's about punching down or punching up. Why do people like Chappelle need to make fun of a group that is fighting for their rights and recognition across the world? He's signalling that trans people should not be recognized as themselves, and their issues not taken seriously. At this point it doesn't matter if people laugh at the end.
- Chris2048 4y agoWhen special interest groups can get you cancelled, they are in a position of power - criticising them is punching up - this is exactly what one of those jokes refers to: that trans people/groups often have white privilege, or some kind of institutional support. That said, suggesting there is a binary power structure is incorrect in the first place.
- falcolas 4y agoThe employees are shareholders. Engineers get astound $10k of stock every year. And protecting the company from those who would wring short term profits from it at the cost of long term trust and viability is a good thing. Always will be.
- s1k3 4y agoMore than that surely, on average.