fractional slacker Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 More specifically it means less straight white males. At least that has been my observation. Diversity is the primary buzz word used by the the "anit-racists."
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Yep. And that's just as wrong headed as thinking we need less diversity. What we actually need is more focus on human beings and less focus on accidents of birth.
empyblessing Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 The racists witch hunts have gone on for decades. People say, "Bill O'reilly is a racist." Where's the evidence? Where is the observable behavior demonstrating his alleged hatred of others based soley on race? The man has made thousands of hours of video. In all of that, if a person can't find a single observable behavior denoting racism than it's not Bill O'reilly who's the racist, it's the accuser. If you're white it's "racist until proven otherwise." Guilt by existence. And that is a powerful form of hatred and racism. Any unsubstantiated claims of racism are to be considered racial slurs and the person making them a bigot. This type of commonsense goes unnoticed.
DoubtingThomas Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Diversity is the primary buzz word used by the liberal racists. Fixed that for you.
Alan C. Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 'Diversity' accords special privileges to individuals who lack merit and marketable skills. I work in IT where nobody cares about a person's ancestry or complexion.
empyblessing Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 So long as the state run media can blame black poverty on racists than they can deny the failures of the welfare state.
Alan C. Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 White House Pushes For Tech Diversity in Its First Demo Day The goal of the day is to shed light on the fact that around only 1 percent of venture-capital backed startups are launched by African Americans, and only around 3 percent are founded by women. Now, with these new pledges, it seems tech leaders are finally getting serious about correcting that imbalance. No, the goal is to foment discord. The feckless, buffoon president, who has never had a real job or generated any wealth in the private sector, thinks that the greatest problem facing entrepreneurship is insufficient diversity.
Donnadogsoth Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 No, it means less WHCCM ("wikkum"): White Heterosexual Cisgender Christian Males
hannahbanana Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I find this sort of topic interesting...for instance, the complaint that there are fewer women in STEM fields; as a woman just about to enter into a STEM field, I have met no institutionalized resistance against me in school or in potential employers - in fact, there are a lot of quotas instituted to hire women. And yet, there are still fewer women. So I guess women are just not as interested in STEM, since no one is forcing them out of it. I guess you could argue that girls growing up are raised in such a way as to not be interested in these fields, but then you'd also have to address the fact that boys are not as interested in education/design/art fields. But of course, no one cares about THAT.
Guest mellomama Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 More diversity of thought in management of a company is actually a valid goal. That doesn't have to mean racial diversity or more women, but sometimes it can. Age diversity can be really important, to make sure there is another generation to take over, who has actually been heard and become invested on their way up. If your company serves/sells to a broad range of demographic groups, it can make sense to include people of those backgrounds in your decision-making. When you have the same old ideas and a bunch of yes-men, the company can stagnate and go downhill pretty quickly. I'm feeling resistant to the circlejerk feel of this thread. I'd hate for FDR to be a place where we're all expected to agree, and automatically gang up on anything that feels different. I think we can do better than that.
shukie Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Most who scream for diversity actually fight for more homogeny as the pathway.
Donnadogsoth Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 More diversity of thought in management of a company is actually a valid goal. That doesn't have to mean racial diversity or more women, but sometimes it can. Age diversity can be really important, to make sure there is another generation to take over, who has actually been heard and become invested on their way up. If your company serves/sells to a broad range of demographic groups, it can make sense to include people of those backgrounds in your decision-making. When you have the same old ideas and a bunch of yes-men, the company can stagnate and go downhill pretty quickly. I'm feeling resistant to the circlejerk feel of this thread. I'd hate for FDR to be a place where we're all expected to agree, and automatically gang up on anything that feels different. I think we can do better than that. Are you saying the anti-WHCCM "diversity" movement is meritorious?
Guest mellomama Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Are you saying the anti-WHCCM "diversity" movement is meritorious? No, I'm saying this thread is a ridiculous circlejerk.
Guest Gee Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 I'm feeling resistant to the circlejerk feel of this thread. I'd hate for FDR to be a place where we're all expected to agree, and automatically gang up on anything that feels different. I think we can do better than that. I think the exact opposite, if UPB is valid, then it is inevitable that the same conclusion would be reached (on pertinent issues) and I therefore would predict that, over time, FDR will become more and more homonginous which would represent a more consistant application of logic and UPB.
hannahbanana Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 I think the exact opposite, if UPB is valid, then it is inevitable that the same conclusion would be reached (on pertinent issues) and I therefore would predict that, over time, FDR will become more and more homonginous which would represent a more consistant application of logic and UPB. I think that makes some sense, but I think it also makes sense to be aware of how dissenting opinions, or even just plain questions are received. Not saying that I get the same feeling mellomama gets, or even that FDR as a whole is not doing this already, but it is definitely good to keep in mind that there is value to challenging and strengthening ideas rather than being stagnant by agreement all the time. Although in regards to this particular thread, I can understand wanting to vent frustrations to people who will understand your point of view
Guest Gee Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 I think that makes some sense, but I think it also makes sense to be aware of how dissenting opinions, or even just plain questions are received. Not saying that I get the same feeling mellomama gets, or even that FDR as a whole is not doing this already, but it is definitely good to keep in mind that there is value to challenging and strengthening ideas rather than being stagnant by agreement all the time. Although in regards to this particular thread, I can understand wanting to vent frustrations to people who will understand your point of view Totally fair and I agree.
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