“There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a truly neutral stance on inclusion”

Re:“There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a truly neutra... by jonhendry18 on Sunday May 06, 2018 @08:46PM (#17009616)

"you have to justify why you need it more than anyone else."

Except it's the organization that has the need in this sense, not the applicant. The organization has an open position, and a disparity they are trying to correct.

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Re:“There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a truly neutra... by naasking on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:52AM (#17013723)

I think you're missing some context. We're talking about what it might look like to provide financial or other aid to people who need it (like Outreachy does), but without discriminating based on group membership.

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Re:“There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a truly neutra... by jonhendry18 on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:04PM (#17018517)

There's no assumption that the applicants are necessarily in need of financial aid, so scholarships seem like an incorrect comparison to make.

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Re:“There is, unfortunately, no such thing as a truly neutra... by naasking on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:31AM (#17020445)

And yet, the ones who don't need it don't get it, which is the whole point.

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