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Can anybody theorise to me on why asian men are an exception to the lack of diversity?
by lhnz 12y ago
Can anybody theorise to me on why asian men are an exception to the lack of diversity?
- skylan_q 12y agoBecause it's politically incorrect to point this out.
- Mangalor 12y agoAsians are clearly represented well in Tech. That doesn't change the lack of diversity in the other categories.
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- smtddr 12y agoFTA: >>Recent data from those companies and others like them confirm what everyone has long known: Most of their employees are white and Asian men. Note that, at least for the UK, asian includes people from India. I don't where you are, but the tech scene I see in the bay area has plenty of white, asian & indian people in it. In contrast, I've only run into one other african-american engineer in my 13 years in tech... and he was first generation Nigerian(like myself).
- bluedino 12y agoAsian (don't forget Indian is included here) cultures are very different than black or latino cultures. Also, many Asian tech workers are first or second-generation immigrants, which is very uncommon for blacks and still fairly uncommon for latinos. This results in very different work ethics and parenting ethics. Don't forget income. Asian family incomes are typically much higher than black and latino households. The parents are more often found in high-tech jobs which gives their offspring a big jumpstart. A black or latino parent might work in agriculture, food services, or low-skill manufacturing jobs and they aren't bringing a PC home to do work on, or have enough money to purchase one for their kids.
- aurelian 12y agoYou described differences between Asians and blacks and Latinos. I don't see why that means Asians don't contribute to diversity.
- zo1 12y agoI think what he's trying to point out is that "it's currently socially-acceptable to effectively discriminate (or in this case ignore for 'equality') against those that are currently-viewed as privileged". Personally, I've given up trying to argue with people on this matter. Some view this sort of reverse-discrimination as some sort of noble social-correction mechanism, I just view as what it is. Because, to me, at the end of the day, we are dealing with individuals. And sure, we may be uplifting certain individuals, but at a cost of other individuals purely because their gender/race was previously benefited in some way.
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