Re:The Google memo isn’t sexist or anti-diversity, it’s science
by Mindcraft on Thursday August 10, 2017 @07:28AM
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Discrimination is not by definition unfair, the context is important, or do you think aiding people in need but not those who aren't is unfair?.
If you want to reach a balanced state from a unbalanced one, you need to discriminate to provide more for the people that are behind.
Re:The Google memo isn’t sexist or anti-diversity, it’s science
by gspetr on Thursday August 10, 2017 @08:39AM
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What we should provide is equality of opportunity (i.e. anyone should be given a fair and equal treatment in an interview) not equality of outcome (someone should be given a job, just because they represent a certain segment of population).
Re:The Google memo isn’t sexist or anti-diversity, it’s science
by radisb on Friday August 11, 2017 @03:03PM
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Exactly. I really can't understand why someone would fail to see this. Unless they have some other definition of equality. But I genuinely would like to hear other definitions and discuss the semantics of that word in the social context.
Re:The Google memo isn’t sexist or anti-diversity, it’s science
by platform13 on Saturday August 12, 2017 @10:18AM
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equality of opportunity should mean that equivalent effort should yield equivalent results, right?
It's very hypocritical to scream how discrimination against women or POC is bad and needs to be routed out, only to turn around and start discriminating yourself.
Discriminating against anyone (yes, even people you disagree with or don't like) is unfair.
Treating people differently based on their gender is sexist.
Smearing, bullying and firing somebody for disagreeing with you is bigoted.
The hypocrisy on display in this whole brouhaha is astounding.