Say something controversial, and everything in your past is fair game

Say something controversial, and everything in your past is fair game

ByJosh Bernoff

James Damore, the guy Google just fired for his generalizations about gender, apparently said and did some sexist things in college. It disturbs me how everything in people’s pasts is now part of how we critique their current actions. And there’s a lesson in that for all of us. According to Gizmodo, Damore participated in…

The James Damore Google manifesto is a toxic exercise in generalization
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The James Damore Google manifesto is a toxic exercise in generalization

ByJosh Bernoff

James Damore, a Google engineer, published an internal manifesto about gender and discrimination at the company. He’s either a sexist tech bro or a First Amendment hero bravely proclaiming forbidden truths, depending on your perspective. His generalizations about how women think are the problem here — they’re what got him fired. A fresh look at the…