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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by libeclipse on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:32AM (#14955372)
> Had they just (as they should ethically have done) privately let the guy know "hey uh, independent of whether we agree with you, can you please cool it because this is USA, Bay Area 2017 and you just can't say shit like that" then just waited out the controversy, this would have all been dead and gone by next week. Now it has turned into all out rage fest on both sides.

Completely agree.

I mean, alright, so the guy had a politically incorrect opinion. He isn't a raging fanatic, just allow it.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by foolrush on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:58AM (#14955515)
Posting a manifesto on medicalization / biological essentialism isn't fanatical?

I am absolutely stunned at how few sociologists are at Google that permit these sorts of toxic conceptual models to not simply exist, but come to fruition in such a crazy way.

It speaks volumes that someone would be so comfortable as to post such a destructive piece of poorly educated tripe.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by stefantheard on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:21PM (#14961534)
It's mind blowing that this interpretation has gotten of the memo has been repeated over and over throughout this comment section with no effort to provide any proof or explanation as to why you would get this out of it. I don't agree with the guy either but how do you get "biological essentialism" out of it?
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by foolrush on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @01:03AM (#14965680)
Because that is the term for the rubbish that fool was attempting to forward.

https://twitter.com/histoftech/status/894465888694480897

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by Danihan on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:20PM (#14962830)
What specifically don't you agree with him on?
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