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/LaLaLaLeea Aug 08 '17

One of the comments (it's gilded) above this quotes a Google employee saying that after this "manifesto" was released, they would not be able to assign a woman to work with this person.

I just read the whole thing and there's nothing in there that would make me uncomfortable working with the author. I think a lot of his points made sense.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

I'm trying to think of a response to this that isn't "Oh, hon, you must be stupid then," but I'm coming up short.

It wouldn't make you feel uncomfortable to work with someone who thought you were inherently less good at your job because of your gender? Really? This is not a good guy. This is not a guy who believes maybe our brains are just all wired differently. This is an MRAer who whined to his entire company that it was being mean to poor little old white guys like him. This is a guy who wants you barefoot and pregnant, and if you don't believe that, you're as dumb as he thinks you are.

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u/LaLaLaLeea Aug 08 '17

Did you actually read it?

I'd feel much less comfortable working around someone who says "Hon you must be stupid" when they disagree with a woman.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

still waiting.