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		zo1 on Feb 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The rise of universities’ diversity bureaucrats (2... Openly telling or discussing-with a black person that they probably got hired because of their skin color instead of their value as a human with knowledge and capability that is valuable to the company. You'll very quickly be sent for "re-education" if not downright fired.

gsinclair on Feb 9, 2023 [–]

That would just be rude regardless of the existence or otherwise of any initiatives. I mean, you wouldn’t actually want to act like that, would you?

zo1 on Feb 9, 2023 | [–]

It's an example, but the general gist of that sentence could definitely come up in conversation.

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