Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by a_puppy on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:33AM (#14954329)

You're thinking of a men vs. women power dynamic. But that's not a realistic power dynamic, because neither men nor women act as a block. (For example, 44% of female voters in the 2016 election voted for Trump!) The actual power dynamic here is feminists vs. non-feminists, and at Google right now the feminists have a lot of power--as evidenced by the fact this guy got fired.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by tunesmith on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:19AM (#14954638)

Men and women don't need to act as blocs for an asymmetrical power imbalance to exist.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by Domenic_S on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:50AM (#14954809)

Not trying to be a smartass, I'm only commenting because I was genuinely confused for a moment -- the word is _bloc_ in this context. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloc

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by a_puppy on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:18AM (#14958704)

Thanks! I wasn't sure; I should have looked it up instead of guessing.

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