Irony: Make silicon valley more inclusive by creating blacklist.
There's just so many things wrong with this. But it's a YC blacklist. I'm sure I'll be flag killed just for pointing this out.
Let's start with the term: Blacklist. Everyone knows that's offensive. I can't believe I'm reading about the YC crew still using it. The proper term is block list. Please stop using such racist, offensive terms if you'd like to make everyone feel welcome.
Furthermore, forming a list of people who are not allowed is the opposite of inclusion. It's literally a list of people to exclude, so please stop trying to paint it as inclusion. Be forthright and say you are acting to exclude people who cannot act according to expected social norms.
Finally, make it clear how you can arrive on the block list and how you can have yourself removed. If you can't do that, then add yourselves permanently. See point number one.
Why is the term "blacklist" so offensive to you? It has a history of over 400 years.
I have, in the past, been put on a blacklist without my knowledge. I only found out about being on the list a couple of years later. When I did find out, I realised what it was that put me on that list and that there was no point trying to get off that list. In the end, it didn't matter, life moves on.
The number of blacklists that exist in the US is huge and many will have no idea that they are on them or will ever find out why they are on them.
>Why is the term "blacklist" so offensive to you? It has a history of over 400 years.
So does the N word. The rest of your comment is non-sequitur, so I assume you're trying to bait me with your racist remarks. Nice try. Your racist attitude has been noted.
Interesting article, but misses out so much. Sexual harassment occurs in many forms by many different people (male and female). Certainly, the majority of it is male against female, but there is also the female against male which is just as insidious, as is the male against male, and female against female.
None of it is good, all of it is bad.
Policy will make no difference in the long term, only character development, which is an individual choice.
The other aspect is realising that some men and women have NO social skills at all. Some have never been taught within their families, other have no concept due to various things like autism. With such people, many get offended without ever taking the time to try and understand. Though their actions can be outside the norm, they are harmless and it behooves others to understand. I say this from having worked with many like this over the years. In addition, I have an autistic grandson who, when you get to understand him, is a great kid but doesn't understand many of the social skills most people take for granted.
Who controls the blacklist? Will there be a process for being removed from the blacklist or is it for life? We can't even agree on technical specifications, how are we supposed to agree on rules for such an emotionally charged topic?
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 20.2 ms ] threadThere's just so many things wrong with this. But it's a YC blacklist. I'm sure I'll be flag killed just for pointing this out.
Let's start with the term: Blacklist. Everyone knows that's offensive. I can't believe I'm reading about the YC crew still using it. The proper term is block list. Please stop using such racist, offensive terms if you'd like to make everyone feel welcome.
Furthermore, forming a list of people who are not allowed is the opposite of inclusion. It's literally a list of people to exclude, so please stop trying to paint it as inclusion. Be forthright and say you are acting to exclude people who cannot act according to expected social norms.
Finally, make it clear how you can arrive on the block list and how you can have yourself removed. If you can't do that, then add yourselves permanently. See point number one.
I have, in the past, been put on a blacklist without my knowledge. I only found out about being on the list a couple of years later. When I did find out, I realised what it was that put me on that list and that there was no point trying to get off that list. In the end, it didn't matter, life moves on.
The number of blacklists that exist in the US is huge and many will have no idea that they are on them or will ever find out why they are on them.
So does the N word. The rest of your comment is non-sequitur, so I assume you're trying to bait me with your racist remarks. Nice try. Your racist attitude has been noted.
None of it is good, all of it is bad.
Policy will make no difference in the long term, only character development, which is an individual choice.
The other aspect is realising that some men and women have NO social skills at all. Some have never been taught within their families, other have no concept due to various things like autism. With such people, many get offended without ever taking the time to try and understand. Though their actions can be outside the norm, they are harmless and it behooves others to understand. I say this from having worked with many like this over the years. In addition, I have an autistic grandson who, when you get to understand him, is a great kid but doesn't understand many of the social skills most people take for granted.