100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley

Re:100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley by Cakez0r on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @08:37AM (#9380525)

That confuses skin colour and culture though. The idea that skin colour makes you think differently is essence of racism. We may (or may not) need to break the privileged male echo chamber, but whether you're black or white is completely irrelevant. You want the diversity of social status, sure. To assume someone is of a different social status based on their skin colour is racism.

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Re:100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @10:35AM (#9381212)

It also very common, because there is a positive correlation. Its an unfortunate fact that racial profiling is so popular, because it works. You have to address that head-on to make any progress.

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Re:100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley by Cakez0r on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @01:51PM (#9382752)

I agree. I just don't like when people dress it up as promoting racial equality when they're doing the exact opposite.

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