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Re:For black CEOs in Silicon Valley, humiliation is a part o... by jimbokun on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:57PM (#23547224)
Making white people uncomfortable, by itself, does nothing to improve anything for black people.

Hiring more black people, funding more black people, buying from black owned businesses, providing education opportunities to black people, making police accountable for how they treat black people, are all ways we can help black people.

The only thing that "making white people uncomfortable" accomplishes is making more money for white women like Robin DiAngelo selling their books and consulting services.

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Re:For black CEOs in Silicon Valley, humiliation is a part o... by jacobush on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @04:21AM (#23549094)
Unfortunately, many white people feel uncomfortable about hiring more black people, funding more black people, buying from black owned businesses, providing education opportunities to black people, and making police accountable for how they treat black people.

Buying some books can feel like the lower friction option.

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