[krainboltgreene]

> respecting that someone may have separate personal and private personas and that should be respected.

It wasn't private.

> Cultural norms should be removed, where possible, from professional decisions.

That's. Not. How. Humans. Work.

[kbenson]

> It wasn't private.

But was it in the context of this project? Were the views expressed along with information that linked to this project, or did someone have to look into the person (I don't know, I'm asking).

> That's. Not. How. Humans. Work.

I reject any argument that we shouldn't at least try to tame our more troublesome quirks as a species. Where possible we should reject our pre-programmed response to stimuli where it steers us wrong in favor of rational thought.

[wutbrodo]

I suppose it's too much to expect that you understand the hilarious irony of what you're saying. Racism, sexism, discrimination against gay and transgender people, hating and fearing people different from you: all of these are "how humans work". If everyone had your attitude of fatalism towards "how humans work" instead of fighting against our baser animal instincts, we'd have long ago given up on combating those ills. Thank God most people don't think like you.