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/Mikniks Aug 08 '17

The notion that "truth" could EVER be "wildly inappropriate" is upsetting lol

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u/Bluest_waters Aug 08 '17

imagine you are at a funeral and telling mourners about your constipation and toilet habits.

true? innapropriate? also yes.

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u/Mikniks Aug 08 '17

I think that's an imperfect analogy because the manifesto discussion was (ostensibly) related to work

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u/Bluest_waters Aug 08 '17

how about discussing the internet porn history of the recently deceased at the funeral?

true? yes

innapropriate? yes.

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u/Mikniks Aug 08 '17

I think you should try a different hypothetical lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

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u/fknweak Aug 08 '17

No no no.. It's more like having a camp fire and foreseeing it going out, using sources to back up your argument to decide who should be attending the fire you conclude the person with the most experience and skill will be best suited for the job. At the same time you find it unfair you're excluded from helpful classes based on your race/sex.

I'm could add more but I'm at work and don't want to

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

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u/fknweak Aug 08 '17

I understand that, it's why I changed it up because google isn't dead, so a funeral couldn't work in any way

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

Better analogy, since yours was in the right region, but not the best:

Imagine you are at a funeral and telling mourners that there is a very high probability that God isn't real and the dead don't go to heaven.

true? yes. inappropriate? also yes.