| > What does white-guilt mean, exactly? Many White people are socially conditioned from a young age to reflexively feel guilt and disgust toward the success of White people. > I believe that economic gains made by whites at the expense of other races because of past racist policies reinforced by a historical power imbalance should not be reinforced. If you want to try to accurately and fairly "unwind" historical sins (good luck), don't just target White people. And certainly don't pretend that modern White people are the only people who benefit from the those past sins. Regarding White people in the tech industry, here's something for you to consider: White people in tech are over-proportionally Jewish. As you approach the top of the industry, Jewish people become more and more over-represented. At the very top of the tech industry, I'd be stunned if fewer than 40-60% of people were Jewish. Mark Zuckerberg? Larry Page? Sheryl Sandberg? Sergey Brin? Michael Dell? All Jewish. A quick Google search reveals countless others (and frankly, good for them). With these facts in mind, do you think we should push to recruit more non-Jewish White people in tech? |
I don't think non-Jewish whites are discriminated against in hiring, but if promotion into management is a problem, then yes, management should reflect the population too.
I'd point out that it would appear there is less of a problem with discrimination against non-Jewish white men than against black females (for example), though.
I think prioritising is reasonable.
(I'd also note that in all those cases except Sheryl Sandberg they were founders, so hiring discrimination was a non-factor. I realise this wasn't your point though).