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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by zozbot234 on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:00AM (#34678222)
Is it any better when supposedly "tech" focused communities are virulently anti-white, anti-male or anti-Asian? These things have no place in genuine professional discourse.
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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by backzerman on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:16AM (#34678515)
> virulently anti-white, anti-male, or anti-Asian

I'm a white guy. I've sat through many a DEI session. I've never, ever felt this. How could I? 85% of the people in the room are white or Asian men.

I'm not trying to sound disingenuous here, but I really want to know, how does "virulently anti-" empirically manifest itself in the communities you speak of? Hiring? Pay? Promotion decisions? Possibly freedom of speech? Even then it seems like I'm free to say whatever I want as long as I stay on topic.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by flippinburgers on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:53AM (#34679174)
Yeah you are free to say whatever you like as long as you say what you are told to parrot.
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