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Re:Del.icio.us by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:48PM (#23994435)
It's literally “My boss has this attitude. My boss is Taiwanese. Jerry Yang is Taiwanese. Therefore, Jerry Yang has this attitude.”

It is exactly nationality-based stereotyping, based on a single example.

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Re:Del.icio.us by baix777 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @12:01AM (#23994523)
This type of thinking, and the inability to see it even when pointed out, is why we have BLM.
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Re:Del.icio.us by m463 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:58AM (#23998939)
I cannot see the original comment, but reading your comment, I cannot help solving the equation and determining he works for Jerry Yang.
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Re:Del.icio.us by lazyasciiart on Friday July 31, 2020 @03:54PM (#24013168)
The original comment specified that his manager was female, otherwise this would make perfect sense :)
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