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From: Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Straight White male? Pay full price. Black or gay or female?
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 20:38:18 +1100
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On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:02:33 -0000 (UTC)
RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2024-03-22, Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:08:41 -0400
> > Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
> > =20
> >> Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote: =20
> >> >On 2024-03-21, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:   =20
> >> >> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> >> >>   =20
> >> >>>"To help members of groups underrepresented in technology develop a=
nd=20
> >> >>>sharpen the skills needed to break through barriers within the fiel=
d,=20
> >> >>>we=E2=80=99re offering 500 annual scholarships giving recipients fu=
ll access to=20
> >> >>>the O=E2=80=99Reilly learning platform. Learn more about how O=E2=
=80=99Reilly is=20
> >> >>>committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice here.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>The O=E2=80=99Reilly DEIJ scholarship is for those from groups unde=
rrepresented=20
> >> >>>in tech who want to kick-start their career, upskill, or develop ne=
w=20
> >> >>>skills. These groups include women, the Black, Indigenous, Latinx, =
and=20
> >> >>>Asian communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and people wit=
h a=20
> >> >>>physical or neurological disability."
> >> >>>
> >> >>>https://www.oreilly.com/diversity/scholarship-program.html
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I told O'Reilly to stuff it.  I'll NEVER buy anything from them aga=
in.   =20
> >> >>
> >> >> What's your problem?  They're just trying to open up their business=
 to
> >> >> more people.  You presumably have your own resources, anyway, I
> >> >> wouldn't learn from them, but from reference materials themselves. =
  =20
> >> >
> >> >Hmm, so racial discimination and unequal treatment is OK now?  As long
> >> >as we can make a business case for it?
> >> >
> >> >I hope you were drunk when you wrote that.   =20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Caucasians don't persuade me easily about being the victims of "racial
> >> discrimination", particularly when it is in the form of inclusive
> >> programs for others.
> >>  =20
> >
> > Thats not the question I asked.  I asked you why you are justifying
> > racial discrimination?
> >
> > "Inlcusive" my ass.  O'Reilly is engaging in racial discrimination. =20
>=20
> "Inclusive" means excluding whites, especially white males.

Thats pretty much what I figures.  I had to do some training, for a
global company, and they talked about people with a "Diverse
Background".  You know that means people who aren't white.  I wonder
what the people in China consider to be people who are of a "Diverse
Background"?