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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by jakelazaroff on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:01AM (#34679344)
Low ranking based on the number of votes they got. That's the green (or red) number in parentheses between the plus and minus signs. The top 100 quotes range from 9,000 to 41,000. If I refresh random a few times, the most common number of votes seems to be in the mid-100s, which is exactly where these fall.

So the fact that

- you had to search to find a couple low ranking quotes that might be insulting to white people

- there are numerous top ranking quotes that might be insulting to women, gay people, black people, etc

- those top quotes don't bother you

supports OP's point and undermines your own.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by MacsHeadroom on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:47PM (#34682117)
Votes have no relation to how much any quote exemplifies IRC culture.

Bash.org is not IRC or IRC culture, despite being built on IRC logs.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by fennecfoxy on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:23PM (#34695688)
Votes are skewed because the demographic is skewed. But the sentiments remain the same in all groups.

Just because one group speaks loudly about hate doesn't mean the quiet group doesn't hate. But it doesn't mean they do, either.

It's a complex topic that would require considerable research, rather than all parties skimming.

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