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Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m... by kelnos on Saturday June 05, 2021 @05:39AM (#27403585)
Funny how you neglected to mention the harm non-overt racists cause, and how it's often difficult to detect the danger they present.

I would wager there are more non-overt racists out there than counter-productive allies.

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Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m... by inglor_cz on Saturday June 05, 2021 @11:57AM (#27406099)
One of the principles of medicine is that the cure should not be worse than the disease.

At some level of activism, the remaining non-overt racists will be less harmful than the obsession to root them out.

Companies already pay a ton of money for sensitivity and diversity trainings that either do not work or even worsen the atmosphere of the workplace. This money could have been used for a better purpose than lining already fat pockets of Robin diAngelo and her peers.

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Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m... by furgooswft13 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @08:37AM (#27404410)
I guess the prudent thing is to burn all the witches then.
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Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m... by wearywanderer on Saturday June 05, 2021 @08:35AM (#27404396)
> Funny how you neglected to mention the harm non-overt racist [...]

Funny how you're taking this gripe up with me, not the commenters above mine to whom I am responding. I did not set the scope of this branch of conversation, yet you insinuate I am responsible for it. Buzz off.

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Re:Medium sees employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture m... by himinlomax on Saturday June 05, 2021 @07:24AM (#27404021)
The danger they present is nil until proven otherwise.
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