Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring based on skin color

Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @07:18AM (#31338303)

What if you're not wanting less white people in your life because they are white, but because white people in general are more likely to be Republicans?

Race is a protected class but currently it's not illegal to discriminate against political opinions and 'race' is a proxy for those.

> DOJ’s accusations of racial discrimination are baseless. In 2011, both houses of the Texas Legislature were controlled by large Republican majorities, and their redistricting decisions were designed to increase the Republican Party’s electoral prospects at the expense of the Democrats. It is perfectly constitutional for a Republican-controlled legislature to make partisan districting decisions, even if there are incidental effects on minority voters who support Democratic candidates.

If it's a good enough excuse for Texas republicans to prevent minorities voting, then surely it's a good enough excuse to want to exclude white people from your life?

https://harvardlawreview.org/2014/01/race-or-party-how-court...

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by DiggyJohnson on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:32AM (#31340508)

Using race as a proxy to avoid those with political perspectives one disagrees with is even more asinine and asocial than simple racism, in my opinion.

It’s an ultimate version of make-assumptions-about-individuals-based-on-external-signals.

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by jeherr on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:44AM (#31340680)

What if you're not wanting less black people in your life because they are black, but because black people in general are more likely to be Democrats?

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by yessirwhatever on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @12:18PM (#31342066)

> 'race' is a proxy for those "political thoughts"

That's such a weird thing to say or think. Makes me cringe.

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by baggy_trough on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @12:43PM (#31342441)

Note that in California, political affiliation is a protected class.

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by JaceLightning on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:54AM (#31340843)

Saying you don't want white people because they are most likely Republicans is like saying you don't want black people because they will steal.

It's a racist stereotype that has no place in this world.

The truth is the majority of Trump supporters are not white men.

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Re:Head of Design at Dropbox descriminates in her hiring bas... by nh23423fefe on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:31AM (#31340499)

username checks out?

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