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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by mooseburger on Thursday September 27, 2018 @02:18PM (#18087245)
> If I'm in a meeting and stop someone from ruling out a potential candidate because of skin color, did I harm their culture?

How could you possibly know the candidate is being ruled out for skin color?

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Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more p... by wccrawford on Thursday September 27, 2018 @06:57PM (#18089619)
Well the most obvious way is if they are dumb enough to actually say so.

But even without that, it's possible to recognize weasel words that people are using to rule them out that have more to do with skin color, nationality, or anything other than skill and personality. And even personality can be iffy, depending on what they decide isn't acceptable.

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