Now that the author of the infamous “anti-diversity” memo that reportedly compelled some women at Google to stay home from work has been fired and the deceptive headlines have been written, maybe the media could take a breather and, you know, read the actual memo?
The Federalist was among those outlets republishing the complete text of the memo that reportedly violated Google’s code of conduct.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/894981476080644100
Just how far off were members of the media in their interpretation of the memo? CNN changed its headline from “anti-diversity memo” to “controversial manifesto,” and CNN’s Brooke Baldwin described the author as saying, well …
Brooke Baldwin mischaracterizes Google memo author as saying "I don’t really like women anywhere near a computer." Twice! https://t.co/lFAixHZlzn
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 8, 2017
Here's @MKHammer's priceless reaction to @BrookeBCNN claiming the Google guy basically said he doesn't "like women anywhere near a computer" pic.twitter.com/dfbfMOhAlM
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/Bennettruth/status/895069183985283073
CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers also read the memo and described the media’s characterization of it as “hysterical.”
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/895047718866792449
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/895049460195049472
Ouch. That’s what we suspected, but it’s frightening to think a corporation with the power and influence of Google is ushering new hires from one safe space into another.
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https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/895061067172265985
That’s the impression others got as well — at least those who weren’t so reflexively offended at the idea of gender differences that they couldn’t go on reading.
Actually, his memo respected the differences between men and women, and offered solutions that would – get this – HELP WOMEN.
— Evil Red Kid (@_SOURKIDZ_) August 8, 2017
The tragedy of the Google guy is he thought he was actually helping. Read his list of recommendations. I want to work at a place like this! pic.twitter.com/YEFng5Mvzh
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
I'm an extrovert. The hardest part of my job is NOT being around people. His vision of a diverse workplace sounds like heaven /2
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
More pair programming?
I'd love to learn from my peers!
better work/life balance?
Awesome!
Reward cooperation?
need more of that in tech /3— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Honestly, if Google *did* implement his suggestions it probably would be a more attractive place for women (for anyone!) to work /4
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
It would probably also make Google *less* attractive to the kinds of insular guys who we stereotype as bro-coders /5
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Reading the memo, I got the sense he wanted to help. Of course, if he retained a lawyer *before* this all went down, he probably didn't /6
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
From someone who’s been there …
Probably the most terrifying thing about Darmore is watching people, in real time, lie about what he said, even though we can all read it
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Remind me to keep everything to ten pages max. https://t.co/4RpO3ajokT
— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) August 8, 2017
So this is what led women to stay home from work at Google Monday and got this guy fired? If so, diversity is not the human resources problem Google should be worrying about.
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NAILED IT! Instapundit levels Silicon Valley, Google and ‘diversity’ in one BRUTALLY honest tweet https://t.co/0r0Lk0aiVP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 8, 2017