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> [Former Tesla VP] Capers Workman, who is Black, has since left Tesla. Without commenting on the story or the case itself, I have to say that from a purely jo
by ovao 4y ago
> [Former Tesla VP] Capers Workman, who is Black, has since left Tesla.
Without commenting on the story or the case itself, I have to say that from a purely journalistic perspective, it is very weird to be calling out the race(s) of people related to a story when it’s not central or key to the reporting. The race of Workman seems to bear no relation to the story itself, so why the callout?
- wnevets 4y ago> The race of Workman seems to bear no relation to the story itself, in a story about racism you think the person's race bear no relation to the story itself?
- rayiner 4y agoHow is the race of a member of the company’s management relevant to a lawsuit about alleged racism against workers in a factory?
- wnevets 4y agoif Tesla's management was all white it would certainly play into the claim that Tesla is racist. However I did misread the story.
- rootusrootus 4y ago> in a story about racism you think the person's race bear no relation to the story itself? Capers Workman is (was) a VP, not the worker who made the racism claim. Though I think it is still fine to include her race, as it adds context to the statements she made.
- theodorejb 4y agoBy mentioning skin color in that sentence they seem to be implying it is connected to why she left the company. But they don't present any evidence of this, so why mention it?
- ovao 4y agoThat was my thought, yeah. It's either the case that I'm simply reading too much into it, or the author was trying to be suggestive as to a link between Workman's departure of the company and what's purported to be an environment of racism within Tesla. Workman claimed to have left Tesla in a better position than when she'd joined, which while vague, doesn't to me suggest that she left because it was an inherently racist environment.
- eganist 4y ago> The race of Workman seems to bear no relation to the story itself, so why the callout? I imagine the relation and relevance are apparent from the title of the article and submission: "Tesla ordered to pay more than $3M to former worker in racism suit"
- ovao 4y agoValerie Capers Workman is not the former worker. She is the former VP of people at Tesla. She seems to have been involved in the suit insofar as she claimed she was in the courtroom during the trial, but beyond that, it's not clear to me why her race is worth specifically remarking upon.
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- braunboffel 4y ago> The race of Workman seems to bear no relation to the story itself, so why the callout? I didn't understand 'callout'. "a statement drawing critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour." You feel stating the race of the VP was a statement drawing critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour?
- theodorejb 4y agocall out: 1. To specify, especially in detail. 2. To order into service; to summon into service. 3. To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
- braunboffel 4y agoI noticed I got downvoted for trying to understand what someone was saying. Your answer helped a bit but I still don't really understand what OP was trying to say. In any case, it says a lot about communication on HN. I'd also like to know what people who downvoted were unhappy about my question.
- ovao 4y agoThe use of “callout” in this case is best summarized by the first definition. Said another way, I don’t understand why it’s worth specifying the race of Workman, since it seems to bear no relation to the story.