In my time at Google I saw people earnestly engaging in racism, sexism and transphobia and arguing that they were just rationally debating the issues. On a mailing list with over 30,000 subscribers.
https://twitter.com/EricaJoy/status/1360812119130705921
I don't think Google attracts this people disproportionately. They're a meaningful part of the industry.
The other common part of this is that when you push back, they'll just claim that this viewpoint is within mainstream conservatism and are you *really* trying to say that a position held by a significant percentage of the population is wrong or unacceptable
At this point, if your company bans political discussion, the conversation is over and the final word goes to the *phobes
ANYWAY I can absolutely believe that people near but not in the tech industry don't get exposed to this sort of thing, but it's immensely frustrating seeing people pretend that the Damores (and worse) are an irrelevant minority rather than a real threat
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