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> The Google spokesperson told The New Yorker, "We made the decision not to move forward with this proposed talk which was pulling employees apart rather than b
by jaywalk 4y ago
> The Google spokesperson told The New Yorker, "We made the decision not to move forward with this proposed talk which was pulling employees apart rather than bringing our community together and raising awareness."
If the talk was standard DEI fare (shitting on white men) I'm sure any complaints would have been ignored.
- thisiscorrect 4y agoI doubt the complaints would be ignored. It'd be fair to assume that the complainant might face consequences for not going along with the program.
- jaywalk 4y agoThat's very true. The retaliation would go against the complainants instead of the person who wanted to put on the talk.
- secondcoming 4y agoAttendance at the talk would have been mandatory
- mrguyorama 4y agolol claims of white people being the victims are so not ignored that it's common discussion fodder right here on this board, and Oracle has been sued for not hiring white people in certain roles https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/labor-department-sues-oracle-for-racial-discrimination/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/labor-department...