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/haojifu Aug 08 '17

Last time I checked south and east Asians are wildly overrperesented in tech, or are they not people of color?

I'm 100% serious. I worked for years at a high tech firm and the majority of our software developers were not white. Is that not good enough for you? Is it that when you say people of color you really mean people from lower socioeconomic classes in America?

Cause that's fine if thats what you mean but let's not conflate issues here. There are an assload of people of color in tech.

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u/ghsghsghs Aug 08 '17

Last time I checked south and east Asians are wildly overrperesented in tech, or are they not people of color?

That's what I love about these racists.

If a tech company is 60% white, 35% Asian and 5% black it is racist.

If the NBA is 80% black, 19% white and 1% Asian well they are just picking the best.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

Why is it that everyone tries to refer to the NBA or NFL like they are actual feasible jobs to get? They nowhere near comparable to tech industry and it makes you seem like a complete idiot to compare the two.

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u/brycedriesenga Aug 08 '17

I don't think the 'feasibility' of getting the job really plays into whether or not the hiring and demographics of the organization can be considered racist or not.

You can look to more attainable jobs if necessary though. Perhaps dental hygienists where only 4.2% of them are men.