[osazuwa]

People here are saying it's a red flag. I'm not so sure.

I don't think it's smart for the company. Just like I didn't think it was smart for Thiel to ask "Star Wars or Star Trek?" as a shibboleth for political leanings at Paypal. You are going to filter good people.

However, I think it might serve you. Being a closet conservative in a liberal culture sucks. Being a closet liberal in a conservative culture sucks. At the end of the day, you want to not have your work-life suck.

I'm black. Spent a while living in Southeast Asia. Once, I was going to meet a landlord about renting an apartment and a white friend tagged along. Got there, the landlord was like "Oh. Sorry, no blacks." I was like "Okie doke." My friend was outraged on my behalf. I told him, "That's bad. You know what else is bad? Figuring out your landlord is a bigot only after you've signed a year lease because it was illegal to just say 'no blacks' up front. At least now I only had 10 seconds of shit instead of a year."

Sometimes it's nice when people put their cards on the table. It might not be a good thing for society or for business, but at least you know what you're dealing with.

[easyas101110110]

Exactly. As an example, WASPs don't do that because they're too "nice," but will tell you about their prejudices if they trust you. They're fundamentally dishonest while wearing the lipstick of civility. (I'm mostly white, but I distrust and am embarrassed by many whites.)

The lemonade from the lemons is when people reveal themselves, it makes the self-selecting associations easier and saves you time, like you said.

More love, less hate. Namaste.