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Honest question: what is the problem with unrealistic demographic representation? I also roll my eyes when I see a stock photo of a "dev team" comprised only o
by BoppreH 3y ago
Honest question: what is the problem with unrealistic demographic representation?
I also roll my eyes when I see a stock photo of a "dev team" comprised only of attractive people in suits smiling with perfect teeth. But this isn't McDonald's, I'm not paying for what's in the picture. It's also not messing with language and habits, like "person-in-the-middle" or "allowlist". So what's the problem?
There's also the matter of what aspect people notice and complain. Nobody ever mentions when illustrations depict left handed people (~10%) or red heads (<2%). That's why other comments call you racist. But I understand your complaint is against the pressure to depict diversity, and not that the illustration has black people, correct?
For what it's worth, I find these "woke illustrations" awkward but useful. They signal that the team cares at least a little, and is likely to be accommodating of differences and not blatantly prejudiced. It might also be too political-minded and over eager with PC language, but that's better than being passed over for a promotion because of your ethnicity.
- DonHopkins 3y agoOn that note, I hope you enjoy Tim Minchin's song "Prejudice", about the power of language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw Getting offended at illustrations representing black and white people working together is the kind of dead code we need to eliminate.