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over 7 years ago from Ian Williams, ✍ ◐ < ◑ ☞

  • Michael AfonsoMichael Afonso, over 7 years ago

    " I think even middle class straight white males brings different perspectives to a team. At least that’s my experience. "

    • How is this negative? Some of the quoted posts on this blog seem a little over the top.
    23 points
    • Jake Lazaroff, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )

      It's not negative per se, but it's an extremely privileged viewpoint that doesn't recognize said privilege.

      I imagine the parent went something like "teams work better when a diverse group of people—men, women, people of color, straight, gay, queer, trans, etc—come together to solve problems." This comment is essentially saying "In my opinion, teams of just straight white men are enough."

      3 points
      • Michael AfonsoMichael Afonso, over 7 years ago

        I guess my privilege is preventing me from seeing how stating that middle class white males can bring different perspectives to a team is a privileged statement.

        19 points
        • Jake Lazaroff, over 7 years ago

          I don't mean to suggest that straight middle-class white males won't bring different perspectives, but if your team is composed only of that group, don't you think the scope of the perspectives your team can have is limited?

          3 points
          • Michael AfonsoMichael Afonso, over 7 years ago

            Of course it's limited, but that's not what this quoted user seems to be saying until you assume biased information. He states "even middle class straight white males bring different perspectives to a team" The user is LITERALLY only suggesting that middle class white males bring different perspectives to a team. This quote is then being lumped in with shit like this - " What a huge pussy you are. I bet you’re the kind of guy to say you’re a feminist in your Twitter bio."

            17 points
      • Michael AfonsoMichael Afonso, over 7 years ago

        But do you see how many biased assumptions you have to make to come to that conclusion?

        13 points
        • Jake Lazaroff, over 7 years ago

          Well, if I check the comment thread, that's exactly what happened.

          0 points
          • Michael AfonsoMichael Afonso, over 7 years ago

            My thought process doesn't generalize, " I think even middle class straight white males brings different perspectives to a team. At least that’s my experience. " into "In my opinion, teams of just straight white men are enough." and that's where we differ. =/

            18 points
            • Christian BundyChristian Bundy, over 7 years ago

              The word for "not generalizing" would be "discrimination". If someone said "yower-class homosexual women bring different perspectives to the team" you wouldn't extrapolate to an entire team, and it's silly to try to publicly shame someone for the words we put in their mouth because we discriminate against them.

              0 points