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The greatest disadvantage you can have in the Western world is to be born a black woman. Unfortunately I don't feel this is due to Google's hiring policies, th
by buro9 12y ago
The greatest disadvantage you can have in the Western world is to be born a black woman.
Unfortunately I don't feel this is due to Google's hiring policies, the disadvantages and lack of privilege kick in a lot earlier and apply to every action in a lifetime... by the time that has compounded the person isn't even a candidate for Google.
- hkmurakami 12y agoI understand the point you're trying to make, but you may want to caveat this with "in the US" rather than "in the world", since being born in the developed world at all is a huge advantage compared to being born in developing nations with longstanding human rights problems.
- buro9 12y agoChanged to Western world, certainly applies to most of Europe too.
- bedhead 12y agoStatistically true, but ignores causation vs correlation, which is (or at least should be) the point.
- usaphp 12y agoHow come Condoleezza Rice managed to make it? Maybe because she was hardworking individual?
- gcd 12y agoExceptions are just that: exceptions. Buro9 is not saying that being born a black women guarantees failure, but instead that, in general, it makes one's life more difficult compared to others.