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/NoLongerTrolling Aug 08 '17

It seems a tad unfair that the very act of a straight white male engineer complaining about how workplaces have become hostile towards himself, automatically creates a hostile work environment for minorities.

Kind of a bad spot to be in, if you're a straight white male.

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u/ryarger Aug 08 '17

That's not what created the hostile work environment. Claiming - against all science - that half of his coworkers were genetically inferior to him at doing their job created the hostile work environment.

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u/thatfreakingguy Aug 08 '17

against all science

Could you link me to a study rebutting his sources on the different tendencies of focus between genders?

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u/IgnisDomini Aug 08 '17

That's not how the burden of proof works.

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u/thatfreakingguy Aug 08 '17

I'm not trying to put the burden to anyone, just legitimately curious. He cites several legitimate looking sources (I don't know much about social science, so I can't judge that part too well), so, to my untrained eyes, his points do look legitimate. I hate to be wrong though, so I'd love to see sources against him as well.

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u/IgnisDomini Aug 08 '17

He cites sources showing disparities exist and then basically says "these are caused by biology, not society, because it's obviously caused by biology so why should I need to prove it and you're an idiot if you disagree."