[abadger9]

I used to know jeffiel personally and let me tell you he is the sweetest person. He was incredibly humble when twilio became a darling in the sf-sv scene and (imo) he steered twilio to IPO effectively and quickly. Being a PoC, i'm disappointed people have felt so offended by the "anti-racist" comment in the statement, the person I know would mean that from a sincere perspective.

[protomyth]

If a more qualified person is fired over someone else because of race, then he has not only failed the company but told other employees their talent and skills are a secondary consideration. Their pain is not lessened by the color of their skin.

[twiceaday]

There is no need to doubt good intentions. This is precisely the kind of issue where very bad things are done under good intentions.

[exolymph]

I don't care whether he's sincere about preferentially firing white people on the basis of their race. His sincerity or lack thereof is not the issue.