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> 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?
by 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.