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Re:Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post... by ryantgtg on Friday June 04, 2021 @01:11PM (#27395936)
Ha, yes, the dictionary: the ultimate authority for explaining power dynamics in society.

I understand the draw of believing in “reverse racism.” When I was in junior high, and was targeted for being a white boy, it made sense to me. And it felt unfair. But then I gained more perspective through a better understanding of sociology and history.

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Re:Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post... by thu2111 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @06:30AM (#27403779)
The dictionary is the authority for what words mean. If someone genuinely wants to "explain" power dynamics they would do so in ways designed to communicate clearly and illuminate. If they want to manipulate and confuse they would try to redefine the meaning of common words to mean something totally different and then accuse people who speak English properly of misusing words.

By the way, sociology is nonsense, surely everyone knows that by now. Their papers are usually pseudo scientific.

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