Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
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Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#2Why does it have to be that this is an evil white-man conspiracy trying to hold black and laitno's down? Why can't it be something much more simpler, that perhaps there aren't as many qualified black and latinos?
Take a look at typical black culture in largely black only areas. You'll find that speaking without using ebonics is, "talking white". You'll find the culture doesn't value education and shuns literacy, mathematics and sciences as "white people stuff".
Why does it always have to be a white persons fault? Are liberals subtly admitting that black and latinos only live and work at the behest of white people? Are they admitting that if it wasn't for white people there wouldn't be any silicon valley jobs for blacks and latinos to even work in?
If blacks and latinos are equally as capable as white people, why can't they start their own silicon valley and hire blacks/latinos only?
Why is it the white mans job to nurse, baby, coddle and farm out black/latino talent? Why are they incapable of doing all these things themselves?
Why does the burden of an entire race's existence fall upon white people?
Why are blacks and latinos incapable of doing these things themselves without white peoples help?
As a white man, why in the world should I give a shit about black/latino problems? When was the last time a black or latino person gave a shit about my problems?
Why as a society has the narrative been flipped to blame all problems on white people?
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#3Why does it have to be that this is an evil white-man conspiracy trying to hold black and laitno's down? Why can't it be something much more simpler, that perhaps there aren't as many qualified black and latinos?
Take a look at typical black culture in largely black only areas. You'll find that speaking without using ebonics is, "talking white". You'll find the culture doesn't value education and shuns literacy, mathematics and sciences as "white people stuff".
Why does it always have to be a white persons fault? Are liberals subtly admitting that black and latinos only live and work at the behest of white people? Are they admitting that if it wasn't for white people there wouldn't be any silicon valley jobs for blacks and latinos to even work in?
If blacks and latinos are equally as capable as white people, why can't they start their own silicon valley and hire blacks/latinos only?
Why is it the white mans job to nurse, baby, coddle and farm out black/latino talent? Why are they incapable of doing all these things themselves?
Why does the burden of an entire race's existence fall upon white people?
Why are blacks and latinos incapable of doing these things themselves without white peoples help?
As a white man, why in the world should I give a shit about black/latino problems? When was the last time a black or latino person gave a shit about my problems?
Why as a society has the narrative been flipped to blame all problems on white people?
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#4Time for today's most incendiary post. (;
I think feelings on this are going to depend on whether you consider a silicon valley job as more "outcome" or "opportunity." I'd say making sure that black/latino people can obtain these jobs is just as important as making sure they have equal opportunity to attend a good college or good highschool. That puts me in a bit of a predicament though because I come to the conclusion that what's in the best interests of society requires these companies to go against what's in their best interests and pass up more qualified whites/asians. Thoughts?
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#5This isn't new, limited to technology, or all that surprising if you've been paying attention to your peers.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873
>The results show significant discrimination against African-American names: White names receive 50 percent more callbacks for interviews. We also find that race affects the benefits of a better resume. For White names, a higher quality resume elicits 30 percent more callbacks whereas for African Americans, it elicits a far smaller increase. Applicants living in better neighborhoods receive more callbacks but, interestingly, this effect does not differ by race. The amount of discrimination is uniform across occupations and industries.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20161011-00/?p=...
>One of my friends is a woman of color, and not that long ago, she arrived with three male colleagues in the lobby of a building for a scheduled meeting. The administrative assistant came out, walked right past my friend, shook the hands of the three men, and welcomed them. My friend extended her hand to introduce herself, and the assistant asked, "Oh, you're with them?"
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#6Couldn't find a link to the study in the article, so I looked it up:
http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/ascendleadership.site-ym.com/resour...
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#7Every underrepresented group represents an opportunity to start a company, hire some great people from that group, and succeed together. A single company, perhaps one you start this year, can make a huge impact.
YC funding applications are due today. https://www.ycombinator.com/apply
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#8Unsurprising. I tell all of my minorities friends to remove their pictures from LinkedIn and use American sounding names. The increase in callbacks always shocks me. You can do this experiment in reverse yourself if you already have an American sounding name.
Unfortunately the real solution, anonymity, will probably never be adopted because there are groups who benefit from being identified. There's way too much many in tech to for the incumbents to leave it to merit.
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#9Time for today's most incendiary post. (; I think feelings on this are going to depend on whether you consider a silicon valley job as more "outcome" or "opportunity." I'd say making sure that black/latino people can obtain these jobs is just as important as making sure they have equal opportunity to attend a good college or good highschool. That puts me in a bit of a predicament though because I come to the conclusi…
>pass up more qualified whites/asians
That's a pretty common line of attack against this sort of thing but I don't think it holds water. There are plenty of "unqualified" white people who get jobs just by knowing the right person. In many industries (less so in tech because there's a shortage overall) there are plenty of qualified applicants of all races, it just takes some work on a few levels (overcoming your own biases, going out of your way to recruit, etc)
Re: Black and Latino representation in Silicon Valley has declined, study shows
#10Unsurprising. I tell all of my minorities friends to remove their pictures from LinkedIn and use American sounding names. The increase in callbacks always shocks me. You can do this experiment in reverse yourself if you already have an American sounding name. Unfortunately the real solution, anonymity, will probably never be adopted because there are groups who benefit from being identified. There's way too much many…
> inorities friends to remove their pictures from LinkedIn and use American sounding names.
i assume minorities here doesn't include Indians.