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A discussion about a Magic Negro need not be racist, however I don't even want to look at what someone has to say on the subject if I'm hiring them. http://en.
by raganwald 17y ago
A discussion about a Magic Negro need not be racist, however I don't even want to look at what someone has to say on the subject if I'm hiring them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro
- kragen 17y agoI agree that you can discuss the archetype without being racist, but I think such a discussion is likely to reveal the degree of someone's racism. Why is that something you'd prefer to find out after hiring them rather than before?
- raganwald 17y agoMy guess is that I don't ever want to know your attitude about that if we work together. I want to know your attitude towards things like continuous integration :-)
- kragen 17y agoI'm surprised that you are asserting that it's possible to remain ignorant of whether your coworkers are unusually racist, but I guess you probably know a lot more about that than I do.