My father was IBM’s first black software engineer

Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer by ecorithm on Sunday September 22, 2019 @09:58PM (#21045353)

> As for your first question, I'm getting into murky waters but I'll admit that it is difficult to put aside the fact that every Asian you hire, makes it harder for another black candidate to get hired. But it's definitely not as simple as rejecting every asian candidate, definitely don't want to leave a pattern behind :) i'l leave it there.

This has to be Poe's law. This is incredibly racist.

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Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer by handlegoeshere on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:20PM (#21045459)

You don't understand what racism is.

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Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer by ecorithm on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:29PM (#21045498)

Racism isn't always obvious and can definitely be subtle. But actively discriminating against a whole group of people based on ethnicity is cut and dry racism.

The grand parent said he was getting into "murky waters" but in fact he is fully submerged in the deep end of racism.

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Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer by human20190310 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:59PM (#21045606)

I think there's more informational value in hearing goog-anon's perspective than in condemning it.

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Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer by taradinoc on Monday September 23, 2019 @02:07AM (#21046331)

Yes, goog-anon is doing candidates -- and the lawyers in Wilberg v. Google -- a huge favor by admitting on the record that there's explicit racial bias in their hiring process.

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