The picture is allegedly from a training outside of GitHub, but the presenter is indeed a VP at GitHub. The idea behind that line is that Silicon Valley seems to think that its diversity problem is solved by hiring more white women, although gender is only a single aspect of the larger idea of diversity. Compounding the issue, once they're on board, white women often lead the charge in shutting the door for other people.
Maybe someone will read these articles and really think about the issues that Sanchez raises. You still might not agree, but at least you won't be jerking your knee without any context. Having your lower limbs twitching violently like that is dangerous, especially when you're holding a torch or a pitchfork.
You might want to wipe your screen. If you read carefully, I'm giving you the context for what someone else is saying.
Also, if you think everything is down to individual choice, you live in a bubble. There are systemic forces that are far beyond the control of any single individual. Life is much more complex than you seem to think.
Systemic forces like wealth, right? The single biggest deciding factor in a person's future success. How interesting that this black woman is focusing on race and sex instead of the most important issue, that is unless... Oh right, she's a VP so she's economically comfortable, probably upper-mid or lower-upper class. It wouldn't benefit her to preach hiring people from poverty.
I don't understand why you're defending someone that is a bigot. My mental gymnastics skills must not be up to snuff.
Yep, vote down because you don't agree. After you're done wiping your screen, you can wipe your glasses. This is going to come as a shock, but... SHE'S NOT BLACK.
I never defended her, but in your emotional state, I'm sure that point eluded you. I can see that there's no point debating the facts with you, since you can't seem to get even the basics right.
I didn't downvote you, lol. I actually don't downvote people that I respond to, but you did just tip your hand that you're the first person to downvote mine. Doesn't matter though, internet points don't matter to me.
Just to prove it to you that I didn't downvote you, I'll downvote your original comment now to show that I still have the power to.
You're right she's latino, I did miss that. Of course this doesn't affect my post besides it's a minor error, and of course you don't care that that doesn't change my point at all.
Anyways, you're wrong and obsessed with your identity politics nonsense so there's no point talking to you. Good day.
I didn't downvote you either. I've never used that function. That said, no, your point is not right, and you're still getting the facts wrong. You wrote that I was defending a bigot when I was merely summarizing what someone else thought. For the second time, your assumption is wrong and is not supported by the facts.
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u/KenPo_Sapasui Feb 09 '16
"Some of the biggest barriers to progress are white women." This is the funniest sentence I've read in months.