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I wonder why pro-diversity folks didn't pick it up yet. What could be more monocultural if not the language? We need more language diversity.

BuckRogers 1y ago
No one is pro diversity. Including Google, Microsoft and Apple. They just think it’s good publicity to make more money. And getting women and immigrants put to work drops drive down wages. More workers equals less pay. You can see this by how those companies operate with their divisions in the Middle East. You won’t see a pride flag. If you were really taking a stand, you’d fight the hard fights, lose money. Not just do things where you think you can get away with it. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, most of those companies changed their policies on DEI hiring as soon as Trump said anyone with contracts with US government could not participate in DEI or they lose those contracts. But there is no uproar all.
- self_awareness 1y ago
  Big corpos, sure. But small confused individuals belive this. So I'm wondering why they won't learn a new language to bring more diversity.
- johnisgood 1y ago
  I saw those TikTok videos where "women in tech" went into an empty office building from Google and Facebook and did absolutely nothing. Can I get a work like that, too, if I tell them I identify as a female? Genuine question.
  - self_awareness 1y ago
    No. Leftist movements are about who you are, not what are you doing. You're not the right person for these perks, so you can't get the job, and there's nothing you can do to change it.
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      Wait, what do you mean? Is it not enough to identify as a female to get such a job offer to fill a FAANG company's quota? Sadly I am light skinned, but it might work for my girlfriend who is a Latina. What do you think?
      - self_awareness 1y ago
        Based on my experience raising such issues with my local HR department, all I received was laughter, even though the HR girl was part of some "DEI council". I suspect that as a white, straight male, I don’t have the privilege of determining how others perceive me; instead, I seem to be someone people want to confront rather than assist.
azangru 1y ago
Pro-diversity folks, especially in the humanities, did pick it up. There are several trends you can observe in popular literature on linguistics for general public. One, you will see linguists express regret that languages are dying out, and argue that diversity of languages is a general good (see e.g. Language Death by David Crystal). Another, you will hear linguists argue against the dismissive attitude towards regional dialects, and for a more permissive attitude towards the norm. The BBC admitted more and more announcers with regional accents; and in 2017, it launched an online news service in West African Pidgin English.

BuckRogers 1y ago

No one is pro diversity. Including Google, Microsoft and Apple. They just think it’s good publicity to make more money. And getting women and immigrants put to work drops drive down wages. More workers equals less pay. You can see this by how those companies operate with their divisions in the Middle East. You won’t see a pride flag. If you were really taking a stand, you’d fight the hard fights, lose money. Not just do things where you think you can get away with it. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, most of those companies changed their policies on DEI hiring as soon as Trump said anyone with contracts with US government could not participate in DEI or they lose those contracts. But there is no uproar all.

self_awareness 1y ago
Big corpos, sure. But small confused individuals belive this. So I'm wondering why they won't learn a new language to bring more diversity.
johnisgood 1y ago
I saw those TikTok videos where "women in tech" went into an empty office building from Google and Facebook and did absolutely nothing. Can I get a work like that, too, if I tell them I identify as a female? Genuine question.
- self_awareness 1y ago
  No. Leftist movements are about who you are, not what are you doing. You're not the right person for these perks, so you can't get the job, and there's nothing you can do to change it.
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    Wait, what do you mean? Is it not enough to identify as a female to get such a job offer to fill a FAANG company's quota? Sadly I am light skinned, but it might work for my girlfriend who is a Latina. What do you think?
    - self_awareness 1y ago
      Based on my experience raising such issues with my local HR department, all I received was laughter, even though the HR girl was part of some "DEI council". I suspect that as a white, straight male, I don’t have the privilege of determining how others perceive me; instead, I seem to be someone people want to confront rather than assist.

azangru 1y ago

Pro-diversity folks, especially in the humanities, did pick it up. There are several trends you can observe in popular literature on linguistics for general public. One, you will see linguists express regret that languages are dying out, and argue that diversity of languages is a general good (see e.g. Language Death by David Crystal). Another, you will hear linguists argue against the dismissive attitude towards regional dialects, and for a more permissive attitude towards the norm. The BBC admitted more and more announcers with regional accents; and in 2017, it launched an online news service in West African Pidgin English.