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Re:U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination by kjfskadhjkfahs on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @09:42PM (#13432517)
White people are underrepresented at most large tech companies[1]. So is almost every other race.

The exception is Asians. Asians are vastly overrepresented. I don't think this is a bad thing. It is meritocracy in action. But it violates the common notion that meritocracy and equality are the same thing.

[1] http://www.unz.com/gnxp/silicon-valley-has-an-asian-people-p...

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Re:U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination by sidlls on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:47AM (#13433372)
You're saying that Asians are more meritorious of positions at large tech companies than people of other ethnicities. That's an extraordinary claim.

By the way, if Asians comprise about 30% of the workforce in the Valley, I wouldn't say they're over-represented. They're probably under-represented, in fact.

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