simonpenn

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   by simonpenn 9y ago

   I agree with you that this statement, on its own, does not imply all men are like that. However, the following concerns apply 1) I as a (non-bigoted) white man do not trust the good faith of the person speaking (in context, at Google) 2) I
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   by simonpenn 9y ago

   Shortly after Trump was elected, there was a major problem in work Slack where people upset at the outcome would make undirected threats of physical violence in #general. After about a week of it, I was able to get it to stop by commenting
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   by simonpenn 9y ago

   The goal of most people in a workplace is very much _not_ to have an actual discussion and change minds.
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   by simonpenn 9y ago

   If an individual who I have never met before approaches me wearing a pin that says "kill all men", it is not my responsibility to understand the years of philosophy reading that have caused them to express a totally reasonable and
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   by simonpenn 9y ago

   I've worked under an HR staff member who had this pin on her bag. I lived, and that job was good enough, but the thought was always in the back of my mind: what if I piss her off some day and she falls back on her prejudices + her posi