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Did you even read the comment? It's not about helping black people or women or Chinese people or men, it's about helping everyone.

pekk 13y ago
Seems to me that it's about complaining when someone else starts groups to help people. Helping people is never wrong.
- Karunamon 13y ago
  Something something good intentions. "Helping" doesn't automatically mean you're doing it right or are free from criticism or comment.
  - pekk 13y ago
    If Black Girls Code is not actually helping the black girls, then it's not helping. "You didn't help everybody" is not a valid criticism of an initiative to help some people. If you have some other people you want helped, then help them yourself rather than shooting down other people's altruism.
    - Karunamon 13y ago
      Saying: "Hey, wait a minute, wouldn't this time and energy be better spent helping all disadvantaged people instead of one small group to the exclusion of others?" ..is a criticism, not a "shooting down". Being altruistic does not grant you a blanket exception from criticism.
      - pekk 13y ago
        Helping one person is not doing a wrong thing. If you want someone else helped, you help them.
        Karunamon 13y ago
        Who said it was a wrong thing? It's fundamentally good, but i'd argue wrongheaded.
- jimzvz 13y ago
  >Helping people is never wrong. How could you type that with a straight face?
  - pekk 13y ago
    You're right. Actually it is sinful to help any finite number of people, if you are not helping all of humanity. The best thing to do is to never try to do anything helpful, because then you might be construed as discriminatory by people with a political agenda.
bilbo0s 13y ago
Well... for you it is... but not for the people behind this group. I mean they are free to do what THEY feel is important to them. I, personally, believe they have the wrong approach... but it's how they want to spend their time and money. If you are looking to donate... obviously there are far better organizations to support that would accomplish just what you are alluding to... Helping the disadvantaged. Just not this one.

pekk 13y ago

Seems to me that it's about complaining when someone else starts groups to help people. Helping people is never wrong.

Karunamon 13y ago
Something something good intentions. "Helping" doesn't automatically mean you're doing it right or are free from criticism or comment.
- pekk 13y ago
  If Black Girls Code is not actually helping the black girls, then it's not helping. "You didn't help everybody" is not a valid criticism of an initiative to help some people. If you have some other people you want helped, then help them yourself rather than shooting down other people's altruism.
  - Karunamon 13y ago
    Saying: "Hey, wait a minute, wouldn't this time and energy be better spent helping all disadvantaged people instead of one small group to the exclusion of others?" ..is a criticism, not a "shooting down". Being altruistic does not grant you a blanket exception from criticism.
    - pekk 13y ago
      Helping one person is not doing a wrong thing. If you want someone else helped, you help them.
      - Karunamon 13y ago
        Who said it was a wrong thing? It's fundamentally good, but i'd argue wrongheaded.
jimzvz 13y ago
>Helping people is never wrong. How could you type that with a straight face?
- pekk 13y ago
  You're right. Actually it is sinful to help any finite number of people, if you are not helping all of humanity. The best thing to do is to never try to do anything helpful, because then you might be construed as discriminatory by people with a political agenda.

bilbo0s 13y ago

Well... for you it is... but not for the people behind this group. I mean they are free to do what THEY feel is important to them. I, personally, believe they have the wrong approach... but it's how they want to spend their time and money. If you are looking to donate... obviously there are far better organizations to support that would accomplish just what you are alluding to... Helping the disadvantaged. Just not this one.