New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint diversity

Re:New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint... by bmmayer1 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:55AM (#26980556)

I'll bite.

It's because the labels themselves have become diluted to have any real meaning. Yes, there are white nationalists who show up to rallies waving Nazi flags. But it's also totally normal to hear people refer to "white supremacy" with regard to SATs[1]. So there really is a diminishing return on calling things racist, and that's probably what most people are "scoffing" at.

[1]https://www.tcpress.com/blog/dismantling-white-supremacy-inc...

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Re:New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint... by zxzax on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:27AM (#26980862)

I think you're just illustrating the point. It's okay to address issues with racial bias in SAT questions. Those things can still be racist (maybe not even intentionally so) and worth addressing despite there being worse racism somewhere else. We don't have to ignore that, it's not getting diluted because there are neo nazis that exist somewhere else.

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Re:New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint... by bmmayer1 on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:21AM (#26993075)

Using loaded terms like "racism" or "white supremacy" to describe major incidents as well as minor "not even intentionally so" infractions is pretty much the definition of dilution.

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Re:New evidence that British workplaces are losing viewpoint... by klyrs on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:52PM (#26999153)

This conversation shows up on pretty much every HN story that ends up discussing racism. This fear of "dilution" is a textbook "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

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