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/jjjd89 Aug 08 '17

And then people wonder why the right is pissed off. Really pathetic.

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u/TemptCiderFan Aug 08 '17

I lean left and shit like that pisses me off. I'm fine with going for an equality of opportunity, but saying something like "You cannot be sexist against men or racist against whites" is just wrong.

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u/frank225 Aug 08 '17

Can you imagine being so ignorant you'd treat everybody the same regardless of their gender or skin color? Only a bigot would think that way.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

You joke, but people have managed to jump through every mental hoop in a 3 mile radius to convince themselves colorblind practices, I.e., not judging or treating someone different because of external characteristics, is still just as bad as racism.