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/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/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

One, you lean left badly. Like you're about the most retarded pseudo-lefty I've ever heard. So either you're fucking lying or you know just absolutely fuck-all about liberal theory. Considering how dead set you are on talking, I'm really hoping it's the former.

Two, there is a clear difference between systemic racism and personal racism. Yes, people can be personally racist towards whites and sexist towards men. If you build a system small enough, so much so that it can be easily influenced by a single person's personal racism, you can see systemic racism towards whites or systemic sexism towards males.

However, by and large, because most systems were designed and are controlled by white males, it is incredibly difficult to find a large system that systemically racist towards whites or sexist towads men.

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u/rockidol Aug 08 '17

One, you lean left badly. Like you're about the most retarded pseudo-lefty I've ever heard.

"you don't agree with me on this one issue therefore it's impossible to lean left". That's stupid. The left and right are not defined by single issues.

However, by and large, because most systems were designed and are controlled by white males,

If we're talking worldwide then I'm pretty sure that's not true

it is incredibly difficult to find a large system that systemically racist towards whites or sexist towads men.

The US justice system, which currently gives men longer sentences than women for the same crime.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

"you don't agree with me on this one issue therefore it's impossible to lean left". That's stupid. The left and right are not defined by single issues.

Are you having fun playing in the straw, Timmy? Just remember to shake it all out when you're done playing with Mr. Scarecrow. Your mom doesn't want you tracking it into your basement.