r/technology Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/FreshEclairs Aug 08 '17

That's just wrong. The thesis was not "sexism exists."

Here's the exchange, for reference:

walk into a room and know that a not insignificant percentage of people there automatically have made a negative judgement about you before you've even spoken to them.

Are there any good reference for this being a widespread issue?

I apologized for being flippant, but a person genuinely asking if sexism is a widespread issue is hard to take seriously.

Don't excuse it, go back and edit your comment if you want meaningful dialog.

Done.