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Re:Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post... by Aunche on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:08AM (#27382472)
The author may have a valid point, but expressed it in a condescending manner. If a Jewish diversity officer wrote a blog post saying "If I were black, I would prioritize fixing black-on-black crime" as a criticism of BLM, would you give them the same defense?

That said, it's still a dumb thing to be cancelled over. Everyone has been an asshole to someone else at some point in our lives. Why do people feel the need to socially shame people publicly for an offense over a decade ago?

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Re:Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post... by loveistheanswer on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:23AM (#27382692)
>Why do people feel the need to socially shame people publicly for an offense over a decade ago?

Because they're playing a game of Moral Supremacy one-upsmanship. In the long run, everyone who plays this game must lose, because were all humans. But in the short term this game can be quite lucrative in terms of attention getting, internet points, and money.

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