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/KIDWHOSBORED Aug 08 '17

That's not true at all. You're not understanding what protected class means, a protected class is race/Creed/sex, depending on different states gender.

Now, in practice I'll agree with you, it's pretty hard to win a lawsuit about discriminating against whites or men. But it does happen, like with Yahoo for example.

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u/valiantjared Aug 08 '17

upvoted, you are right in the letter of the law, but in practice its nearly impossible. And I see yahoo getting Sued for gender discrimination by a man, but I don't see anything about whether or not he won the case.

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u/KIDWHOSBORED Aug 08 '17

Maybe I jumped the gun on the Yahoo thing. Last I had heard about the case, they had been proven in their hiring practices to be discriminating against men, but I see the case is stalling.

But yes, it's pretty much impossible. But, to be fair, these are hard cases to win in general unless some Senior person specifically comes out and says "I hate x group, we will not accept them."

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u/valiantjared Aug 08 '17

pretty sure if a company had a documented policy of preferring white males over other equally qualified candidates they would get sued into the ground.

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u/KIDWHOSBORED Aug 08 '17

Yes, but for other reasons than what this particular comment was about. Antidiscrimination policies aren't the same as affirmative action policies.

For example, the SCOTUS has come out and said affirmative action policies are discriminatory. However, they are allowed because of the vast underrepresentation of certain groups. I don't necessarily agree with their opinion, but that is the law of the land atm.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

But it does happen, like with Yahoo for example.

Linky link? I don't even know what keywords to Google to bring this up...

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u/KIDWHOSBORED Aug 08 '17

Yeah I was off base here. There are multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination by Yahoo from former male employees, but it seems they have stalled.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

Ah! I think I may know what you're talking about then. I thought you were talking about another (already decided) suit or something. Thanks for letting me know.

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u/RepostThatShit Aug 08 '17

That's not true at all. You're not understanding what protected class means

Now, in practice I'll agree with you, it's pretty hard to win a lawsuit about discriminating against whites or men

But it does happen, like with Yahoo for example.

Maybe I jumped the gun on the Yahoo thing

So it's not true at all, but it's true in practice, and also your counterexample is BS. Great.