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Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by citricsquid »

hugh4life wrote: post #6

I quit reading once I realized I was reading a gay man denouncing gentrifiers as being "neoliberal colonizers". Ugh... he may have experienced racism but he's also suffering from self delusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator

I dunno if he's just angry, I guess it makes sense, but I agree that some of his comments seem off, like he has "problems" beyond the situation, these are just as racist:

    Also, at some point after this conversation took 
    place, one of the women looked at my prized necklace 
    and said “Hey, that looks like a calculator, is that a calculator?” 

    I said “um no, it’s a necklace, it’s African, from Nairobi.”

    And she replies “Oh, huh…..well, it looks like a calculator.” 

    Dumbwhite**********
and then:

     do what white men always can’t help but do: “educate.”
I get that he had a bad experience, but it seems he's descending into pointless casual racism too.

edit: this too

      I cannot afford to take white people’s shit anymore.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by bking »

I agree with taking up a lawsuit. He is a racist dick.

On that same note, don't bring yourself to his level and start throwing out racist slurs too. Your words are public domain now, and if they get a lawyer with any sense, they might find a defense in your offense.

kick his teeth in in court though! (figuratively of course)

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by mvzink »

hugh4life wrote: post #6

I quit reading once I realized I was reading a gay man denouncing gentrifiers as being "neoliberal colonizers". Ugh... he may have experienced racism but he's also suffering from self delusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator

You're right, he should have avoided confusion/inaccuracy by just saying "neoliberal subjugators". If you think that's delusional, I have some bad news for you.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by kaonashi »

3minus1 wrote: post #4

Interesting read. The number of times the author mentions "white men" honestly made me uncomfortable. How is a statement like "Steve then proceeds to do what white men always can’t help but do: “educate.”" not racist in and of itself?

Because the author is being made to feel like he is an 'other', and he is using language to reflect that.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by languagehacker »

Thanks for submitting this, and having the courage to speak out about a really awful corporate culture. I had a feeling they were like this from their horrible, obnoxious recruiting billboards, and it's kind of sad vindication to see how terrible they truly are in practice. I hope the author finds a nice job that fits with his moral compass and treats him (and everyone else) with the respect he deserves.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by bking »

lazugod wrote: post #9
bdr wrote: post #2

The company is Kixeye.

That's quite an ad-copy filled Wikipedia page they have (and an even weirder website). Not that this says whether Kixeye is the company described by OP.

If the poster is of that company, you can do a quick google search for "rule the interwebz" and it shows the web address at the bottom of the poster.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by meepmorp »

hugh4life wrote: post #6

I quit reading once I realized I was reading a gay man denouncing gentrifiers as being "neoliberal colonizers". Ugh... he may have experienced racism but he's also suffering from self delusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator

> I quit reading once I realized I was reading a gay man denouncing gentrifiers as being "neoliberal colonizers". Ugh... he may have experienced racism but he's also suffering from self delusion.

In other words, you just stopped reading and don't care about the alleged racism.

Re: Racism at a gaming company

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Post by wwarneck »

3minus1 wrote: post #4

Interesting read. The number of times the author mentions "white men" honestly made me uncomfortable. How is a statement like "Steve then proceeds to do what white men always can’t help but do: “educate.”" not racist in and of itself?

I felt this exact same thing. The author specifically writes out "Dumbwhite" a few times after making a point or outlining some situation.

While the author certainly doesn't deserve to be treated with disrespect, I think there is some looking inward that needs to happen here too.

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