Apple’s diversity chief quits after controversal statement: "blond, white men can be diverse too"

[Larry Lambo]

This is why "diversity" is such a bulls**t term.

Equal opportunity is what it needs to be.

The company I work at brings in upper class Mexicans, Indians, and Asians, to call themselves diverse.

That's diversity, but it's not equal opportunity.

 

[levitate]

you can have 12 black people in the room and you wont have 'diversity'

diversity is the white man's tricknology and y'all continue to cape for it.

hire the best person for the job. dassit

I understand what you're saying and I understand the underlying truth in her quote.

But first, no one is saying "hire someone just because they are a minority" - always hire the best talent. That goes without saying and is frankly not related to the topic at hand.

Secondly:
The "12 blonde men can be diverse" statement is technically true. Yes, they can come from different economic classes, different upbringings, geographical areas, etc.

What the statement does, however, is devalue the innate truth that one's skin color is, unfortunately, often a major determinant of their life experiences.

A blond white man cannont bring the diversity of experience gained as a black woman growing up in the US.

A blond white man cannot bring the diversity of experience gained as a Black man climbing the corporate ladder saddled with the weight of stereotypes and prejudice from his coworkers.

A blond white man cannot bring the diversity of experience gained as a dark-skinned Indian man growing up in India's caste system.

A blond white man cannot bring the diversity of experience gained as an Asian female growing up in a strict traditional Chinese household.

Hell, a blond white man cannot even bring the diversity of experience gained as a white woman juggling her responsibilities as a mom and corporate office worker.

The examples that I listed above represent the true depth of diversity of life experiences. They are not superficial. They shape a person's point of view, their outlook on life, and yes, their spending habits. And they are all experiences that cannot be gained by blond white men.

 

[HopeKillCure]

This is why "diversity" is such a bulls**t term.

Equal opportunity is what it needs to be.

The company I work at brings in upper class Mexicans, Indians, and Asians, to call themselves diverse.

That's diversity, but it's not equal opportunity.

Cacs stay with those word games to avoid giving nikkahs anything that our tax dollars sponsor

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

What type of job is that ? Diversity chief ?


Anyway she was right : a poor white blond man would be diversity among those rich silicon valley guys.

The reality is "diversity" is a very broad term : you can put a lot of things in it, not just race and sex.

A blond white man (poor or not) is not a black woman and will have many different life experiences from her. Say Apple wanted to develop products aimed to increase their profits in the black female demographic market (black female buying power is huge), a white dude is not going to be superior to a black woman in that aspect. "Diversity" is not just some PC buzzword, it's big business.

 

[NotaPAWG]

So @biscuitsnbangers, you think a board of 12 blue eyed, blond white men have better odds of being more culturally and politically than 12 multiracial, bi-gendered individuals? We're not concerned with hypotheticals and pie in the sky possibilities. We're dealing in reality, and what this woman said was apologist bullshyt.

As for the rest of y'all, y'all are gonna continue giving Apple your money

No, i did not say that and you’re putting words in my mouth. And i am dealing in reality. just because someone is a minority doesn’t mean their ideas or politics are inherently different than a white womens or mans. you’d think a forum that makes a hundred threads a month on “sell outs” and went in on Obama “fpr not doing enough for black people” would get that.

 

[Black Hans]

So we're going to pretend the main point she was driving at isnt the diversity of experience and simply being a skin color does not define your knowledge and experience?

I know it’s the coli and TLR but if this story is true, this shyt is ridiculous.

Why didn't they give that job to a white man since it's all about diversity of experiences? She was trying to for Apple's lack of non-white people working at their company. This is PR 'splaining boomeranging and hit her in the face. She knows she got that job to facilitate lack of diversity issues when it pertaining to Apple's lack of color not because they have issues with white men in West Virginia not interacting with white men from the Bay Area

 

[Ricky Fontaine]

@biscuitsnbangers

Why you negged me? Did I get a little too close to the truth?

 

[NotaPAWG]

@biscuitsnbangers

Why you negged me? Did I get a little too close to the truth?

cause you’re an idiot who lacks critical thinking skills.

 

[GoPro]

No, i did not say that and you’re putting words in my mouth. And i am dealing in reality. just because someone is a minority doesn’t mean their ideas or politics are inherently different than a white womens or mans. you’d think a forum that makes a hundred threads a month on “sell outs” and went in on Obama “fpr not doing enough for black people” would get that.

No, a minority won't inherently have a different political/cultural leaning than a white man, but you damn sure should know that the odds are much higher that they will. Look at the wealth ratios in this country. How many white men are born with silver spoons in their mouths compared with other races? Diversity is meant in the racial/gender sense, and it's a shame this woman had to play semantics and devil's advocate in order to defend her company's lack of such.
But what the hell does a person's life experiences have to do with a position in a tech company anyway? Theyre selling devices, not setting political agendas . And im no Obama hater so no I dont get it