News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes. Parent comment

Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by viraptor on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:03PM (#43687631)
> Diversity is bad when it involves Whites, men, straight people or research involving these groups.

If you think that's what the "other side" is saying, then you've completely misunderstood what the diversity idea is about. You can't compare one idea with the misrepresentation of the opposing idea. That's just making things up.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by soco on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @06:54AM (#43691133)
It even has a name: strawman argument. And it's so popular!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by dani__german on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @12:44PM (#43695357)
and yet when fields with a dearth of White Men offer recruiting events tailored to them, the "other side" is up in arms about it. Its clear that no part of DEI wants to include Whites, Men, or the doubly dreaded White & Men combo.

https://journals.rcni.com/nursing-standard/comment/a-focus-o...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by anonfordays on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @04:54PM (#43698261)
>If you think that's what the "other side" is saying, then you've completely misunderstood what the diversity idea is about.

We don't think that's what the "other side" is saying, we know. You can't compare one idea with the misrepresentation of the opposing idea. That's just making things up.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by AlexeyBelov on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @02:53AM (#43702275)
White nationalists are not even masking themselves on HN now, wow.
[ Parent | on HN ]