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White Supremacy Bingo In Tech
With the free space they hit all the white privilege, entitlement, racist/supremacist squares.
Square One: Gaslight
It all started with a discussion online with Aimee Knight who made a statement regarding diversity and inclusion in 2019 and her relief that she was already in the tech industry.
In her opinion people are going out of their way to be angry about diversity and inclusion.
So, we are making a mountain out of a molehill according to a white woman in tech. Apparently, to Aimee Knight, marginalized groups are exaggerating the lack of I & D (inclusion and diversity) and shouldn’t be so angry.
It’s just discrimination after all. So she gaslights and makes everyone who calls out lack of inclusion and diversity appear as though their anger is a reflection of their bitter character rather than the industry.
But Aimee isn’t heartless. She wants us all to know that she’s willing to pay for counseling for someone to deal with their anger. Of…
