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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by pkinsky on Saturday February 06, 2016 @04:25PM (#11049957)
It's a department at a company. You're not allowed to say that 'people of ethnicity X will never be given a leadership position'. That's blatant racism.
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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by ceejayoz on Saturday February 06, 2016 @04:35PM (#11050029)
I'd argue the point is "don't stomp in and make it all about you".
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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by FireBeyond on Saturday February 06, 2016 @06:29PM (#11050572)
No, the point is "this isn't a place where the white folk will lead".

"the white folk"? That's pretty close to "you people"/"those people".

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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by nwjtkjn on Saturday February 06, 2016 @05:06PM (#11050164)
It's not just any department, but a department that specifically deals with diversity and race issues.
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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by pkinsky on Saturday February 06, 2016 @07:01PM (#11050715)
Do white-passing gay people not get to have a say in diversity issues?

I really don't like this trend of painting everyone with white-ish skin as a homogenous oppressor class. It's pretty clear to me that a diversity department that explicitly bans white people from leadership positions will not represent my interests if I am discriminated against.

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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by FireBeyond on Saturday February 06, 2016 @06:30PM (#11050577)
Doesn't get it a free pass under discrimination law.

How stupid can you be to post a "no white leadership", in writing?

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