News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by colpabar on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @06:43PM (#33170216)
This seems to be forbidden to say, but for all intents and purposes, “diverse” means “not white”.
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by xboxnolifes on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:02PM (#33170395)
And in some cases, not Asian.
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by balls187 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:29PM (#33170636)
And sometimes Asian just means "Chinese, Japense, and Korean"
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by AussieWog93 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:19PM (#33171970)
Not sure why this was downvoted. Asians get discriminated against even harder than whites when applying for elite universities.
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by balls187 on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @01:52PM (#33180521)
Certain asians (Chinese and Indians descent), are over represented in elite universities, so yes, students of those origins face more competition, than say students who are Native American (who are very poorly represented at elite schools).
Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by 31337Logic on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @08:25PM (#33171097)
Except it doesn't seem to mean that (at least not anymore). Hence the exasperated comments you are reading on this very thread.

All people (including whites and heterosexual males) can be the targets of negative discrimination. No one wants to see themselves or their kids be intentionally disadvantaged based solely on the colour of their skin or their sexuality. Any attempt to create ANY exception to this rule is disingenuous and does nothing but further damage the very thing you claim to be trying to resolve.

Re:What diversity and inclusion means at Microsoft by prepend on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @09:03AM (#33176316)
Every not white parent I’ve met is concerned with their kid’s future- what job, what education, what marriage, etc.

I’ve met a lot of people from different backgrounds and one thing I notice is how much we have in common. I worked with people who make less than a few dollars a day in developing nations and it was interesting how the parent stories are almost the same. Pictures of kids and grandkids. Stories about successful kids. Plans for kids to have education and jobs. The scale varies but the concerns are very similar.