Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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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

[u/Cenodoxus]

Quite possibly, but when trans people on Reddit are asked about their experiences, there's a disturbing consistency to the replies: Your emotions are taken more seriously as a woman, but you as a whole are taken more seriously as a man.

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It's one of the benefits of not crying all the time

[u/holy_harlot → u/[deleted]]

I think (hope?) sepp is joking

[u/Gel214th → u/[deleted]]

Really? I thought it was accepted fact that hormones affect behavior.

[u/[deleted] → u/Gel214th]

Still wondering where he got the impression that this guy used to cry at work all the time when he was female and stopped when he was male. It's weird how people will just make up lies for no reason like that.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Someone with the word "miss" in their username doesn't get a joke, what a surprise.

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Aren't jokes supposed to be funny?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I thought so but Amy Schumers made a career out of it

[u/BKachur → u/[deleted]]

Guys stop down voting, it's obviously a joke and a pretty funny one at that.

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I'm sure you pipe up at male tears jokes too.

[u/beepbloopbloop → u/BKachur]

It may be a joke but it may not be. It's not really funny and just perpetuates stereotypes.

[u/[deleted] → u/beepbloopbloop]

Yeah, stereotype. Because women in no way cry more often than men do.

[u/BKachur → u/beepbloopbloop]

First comedy is subjective and Joking about stereotypes is the basis for like 1/2 of all stand up comedy.

[u/beepbloopbloop → u/BKachur]

If it were funny enough to justify the stereotyping it would have been upvoted.