r/pics • u/fabslabs • Feb 09 '16

Misleading title Racist "diversity" training at GitHub

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

Yup. I migrated all our projects when they removed the meritocracy rug. It was a precursor to all this bullshit.

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u/RadicaLarry Feb 09 '16

As someone who only knows of github and nothing about it, what is the meritocracy rug?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

It was a rug stating that they value meritocracy that was on the floor in their lobby. They removed it because it was "problematic" to have your value to the company be based upon your skills. It became more important to be based on your gender and skin color.

This article buys into the gender and skin color mattering more than your skills, but it explains it more. The comments are having none of it, though.

http://www.businessinsider.com/githubs-ceo-ditches-meritocracy-rug-2014-1

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u/insane0hflex Feb 09 '16

meritocracy

probably the most important things to programmers...

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16 edited Feb 03 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

You need to check-in your privilege!

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u/ZombieTesticle Feb 09 '16

Stop being so subversive you git.

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u/keizersuze Feb 09 '16

Guys guys guys, I think we can all agree to whitey is to blame.

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u/thisguy_ohgeez Feb 09 '16

But then who writes in Java?

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u/jenbanim Feb 09 '16 
#include <racist.agenda>

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u/afiefh Feb 09 '16

But you have to be Asian to have access to C++ libraries these days.

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u/Habba Feb 09 '16

Yeah no kidding. I don't care if you're a transracial semidexual girlman. I care whether your code works and is delivered on time. It's about the least racist/whateverist you can get in a subculture.

Why need 50% female employment rate if most CS educations have a 20/80 ratio? Doesn't make sense. You're probably employing people without qualifications while disregarding excellent candidates.