Re:The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley
by navait on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:43AM
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How is a 10 page treatise on something not a manifesto?
Re:The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley
by SmirkingRevenge on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:58AM
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I think the point is that "manifesto" is a term that is a bit loaded, as it conjures up images of things like the uni-bomber or serial killers, or some kinds of ideological militants, for a lot of people.
Priming your audience with terms like "Anti-diversity screed" and "manifesto" all but guarantee a sizable portion of people will read the document with major prejudice and bias. And that's the kind of thing those of us who value diversity ought to loathe.
We certainly need a whole lot more charity in our conversations on sensitive issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity
Re:The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley
by navait on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @01:49PM
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> think the point is that "manifesto" is a term that is a bit loaded
[[Citation Needed]]
Re:The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley
by davidivadavid on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:11PM
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So all treatises are manifestos? How about we call it an essay?
1) He never insinuated that anyone was biologically inferior just that there is marginal statistical proof that -on average- women prefer to work less hours, and more flexible hours; his "idea" was to promote a culture that adopted this, rather than using hiring quotas, in order to achieve the diversity goal which he also claims to wish for.
That you claim he was calling people "inferior" only shows your own bias.
2) It's not a "Manifesto" that's what gizmodo called it but it was, at best, a memo, at worst, the first post on an internal forum thread hoping to discuss this matter.