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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by collias on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:35PM (#18042831)
Do you have a source of him confirming it? Genuinely curious. I'm just going off of his interview with Joe Rogan.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by bduerst on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:42PM (#18042862)
>Damore has confirmed to multiple outlets that he was terminated for “perpetuating gender stereotypes.”

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/8/8/16106728/google-fire...

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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by collias on Friday September 21, 2018 @05:47PM (#18042905)
Ok thanks, I think I misunderstood what you were saying.

I thought you meant that he went on record saying something like "I'm perpetuating gender stereotypes".

Instead, it looks like he's just confirmed that Google thought he was perpetuating gender stereotypes, and that's what he was fired for, which is no surprise.

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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by bduerst on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:04PM (#18043001)
It doesn't really matter what he thinks he did, because NLRB deemed it a legal reason for firing him. It's not unique to Google, and considering he's suing for discrimination against white conservative men I don't think his lawyer would let him say something like that anyways.
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Re:Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track S... by brainfog on Friday September 21, 2018 @10:42PM (#18044162)
I mean, he did go on record saying "I'm perpetuating gender stereotypes" by virtue of writing that memo.
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