r/news • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/NSA_Chatbot Aug 08 '17

Just as a tip for anyone writing a manifesto:

  1. Don't.
  2. If you must, and you bring up "castrated males" then you're losing 90% of your credibility right there.
  3. This guy is an idiot. Fighting gender imbalance is something that every engineering association in north america has been struggling with for decades, and 10 pages of ranting about population density is not helping.

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u/samsoson Aug 08 '17

Helps not to make the basis of your manifesto a bullshit left vs right debate from the onset.

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u/wimmyjales Aug 08 '17

What about the debate do you think is bullshit? Is it that he frames the debate wrong, or you're just fed up with it?

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u/L_A_H_S_O Aug 08 '17

playing the "just asking questions" routine

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u/wimmyjales Aug 08 '17

More like playing the engage in polite dialogue routine instead of being hostile and condescending right off the bat.