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Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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Odd. You never hear about people fired/removed for anti-white statements. Nick Cannon was an interesting example, where his anti-white remarks went completely ignored: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nick-cannon-apologizes-for...

Edit: To those saying he apologized. Yes, he did - but only to a specific subset of those he insulted: ""First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin,''"

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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post #2

Odd. You never hear about people fired/removed for anti-white statements. Nick Cannon was an interesting example, where his anti-white remarks went completely ignored: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nick-cannon-apologizes-for... Edit: To those saying he apologized. Yes, he did - but only to a specific subset of those he insulted: ""First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sist…

Antiwhite statements are okay because whites are the oppressors and are in privledged positions of power. We need more Jews in leadership positions at influential organizations like media companies. Then we can promote more Jewish tolerance

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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Being Jewish has nothing to do with Israeli state policy. Is that so difficult to understand? Some German living in the US in early 40s was not responsible for Nazis. What is wrong with people?

Lately it's seems to me simple logic has no correlation with technical ability. You're not a general genius Bob, you're just good at computers.

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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Here is a classic case of someone conflating the state of Israel and Jewish people and lumping it all together.

Plenty of Jewish people that live both inside and outside of Israel are critical of the state.

People can be critical of the state of Israel, but they should not be antisemitic. His comments are offensive for this reason.

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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post #2

Odd. You never hear about people fired/removed for anti-white statements. Nick Cannon was an interesting example, where his anti-white remarks went completely ignored: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nick-cannon-apologizes-for... Edit: To those saying he apologized. Yes, he did - but only to a specific subset of those he insulted: ""First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sist…

> Nick Cannon apologized Wednesday night for comments he called "hurtful and divisive" after the television host and producer was dropped by ViacomCBS for remarks the company called anti-Semitic.

First sentence from your link, seems like maybe you are just trying to be controversial.

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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> Instead of firing him, though, Google is moving Bobb into a STEM-focused role. That's surprising, but I think it's good. He's obviously not viable in the diversity role, but there's no reason to go ballistic over a 15 year old blog post.

why would they use an engineer for such a role anyways. Should have gotten someone with a degree in gender studies

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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Here is a classic case of someone conflating the state of Israel and Jewish people and lumping it all together. Plenty of Jewish people that live both inside and outside of Israel are critical of the state. People can be critical of the state of Israel, but they should not be antisemitic. His comments are offensive for this reason.

I think this guy just doesn't like jews

Re: Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces

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post #3

> Instead of firing him, though, Google is moving Bobb into a STEM-focused role. That's surprising, but I think it's good. He's obviously not viable in the diversity role, but there's no reason to go ballistic over a 15 year old blog post.

> but there's no reason to go ballistic over a 15 year old blog post.

While I agree in principle I hope this is part of a new trend rather than an exemption for this case because his content is so much more offensive than anything Teen Vogue editor Alex McCammond ever said.

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