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What actions did Twilio take, specifically, that you can glean from the expression "with an antiracist lens". That could be anything from "fire white folks" to
by socialismisok 4y ago
What actions did Twilio take, specifically, that you can glean from the expression "with an antiracist lens". That could be anything from "fire white folks" to execs sitting in chairs saying, "this is anti racist, right?" Whole doing nothing different so they can pat themselves on the back.
Unless you think the very concept of antiracism is a problem.
- ThrowawayTestr 4y agoWhy does Twilio need to perform it's layoffs "with an antiracist lens"?
- socialismisok 4y agoBeing aware of historical iniquities and looking for places where you are continuing them. It's about acting with intentionality - criticizing yourself and applying multiple perspectives.
- ThrowawayTestr 4y agoSo being racist but in a nice way.
- socialismisok 4y agoCan you explain?
- jericho_jones 4y ago
- socialismisok 4y agoI'm genuinely not. I don't have evidence that Twilio fired anyone based on race. They said something that could possibly imply that, but there's also the possibility they just said something stupid. All I'm asking for is a single tangible piece of evidence. That bar hasn't changed, it's not arguing in bad faith to say, "please provide some evidence beyond one snippet from one rushed press release" and then hold that bar in the face of folks who cannot do so.
- kergonath 4y ago> What actions did Twilio take, specifically, that you can glean from the expression "with an antiracist lens". It’s a dog whistle. You might be familiar with the concept, it is commonly used these days. Like when we rightly reject the hypocrisy of “all lives matter” when uttered by a white supremacist. Again, this might well be nothing, in which case clarifications would help. > Unless you think the very concept of antiracism is a problem. When anti-racism is just racism with a different target, yes, we have a problem.
- socialismisok 4y agoWas that the case here? Was antiracism racism in Twilio's layoffs? If you have evidence of this, then I'm happy to concede.