BritRuby cancelled due to a lack of racial and gender diversity

Re:BritRuby cancelled due to a lack of racial and gender div... by aes256 on Monday November 19, 2012 @06:59AM (#4803984)

Of course, if sociologists accepted the former definition, they wouldn't have anything to talk about.

Conflating the two definitions and describing people as 'racist' for re-enforcing racial imbalances in society is disingenuous.

A lot of people oppose affirmative action (thus earning the label 'racist' according to the latter definition) not because they are prejudiced, but simply because they do not believe in the efficacy of the process.

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Re:BritRuby cancelled due to a lack of racial and gender div... by illuminate on Monday November 19, 2012 @11:19AM (#4804987)

"A lot of people oppose affirmative action (thus earning the label 'racist' according to the latter definition) not because they are prejudiced, but simply because they do not believe in the efficacy of the process."

As with many things in life, it's not necessarily what you say, but how you say it that determines context and intent.

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