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Re:Facebook manager quit after being 'harassed' over views o... by sgt on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:46PM (#18933333)
All the jewish people I know are white, so I am not sure these categories make sense. It may make more sense to refer to caucasians (albeit a broad category).
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Re:Facebook manager quit after being 'harassed' over views o... by devmunchies on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:56PM (#18933437)
If the goal is diversity then I'm not sure "white" makes sense. If the goal is to be culturally diverse, then yes jewish people tend to have different experiences and culture than other "whites".
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Re:Facebook manager quit after being 'harassed' over views o... by egwynn on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:58PM (#18933464)
Most of the time people use the word “caucasian” because it seems somehow more “technical” or “scientific” than saying “white people”. It’s an unfortunate word, for sure.
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