http://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2021/01/01/how-very-2020-of-you-erica-joy-challenging-allies-to-ring-in-2021-with-a-nice-dose-of-racism-and-sexism-does-not-go-well-like-at-all/
Nothing says unity like challenging ‘allies’ to discriminate as a way to promote diversity ... or something.
Hey, don’t look at us, we just write about the people who say and tweet stupid stuff like this nonsense from Erica Joy. Apparently, any company or product that has been ‘built’ by either all men or all white people should be shunned or something.
Because nothing says diversity like racism and sexism:
EricaJoy ~ 2021 ally challenge:
if a product, service, or company is built by either all men or all white people, you don’t use your platform (social, newsletters, blogs, etc) to champion it, promote it, or help it gain traction (yes, even if it’s a portfolio company, VCs).
who’s in?
Note, Erica has this editor blocked.
Let’s hear it for diversity!
Imagine if some white man tweeted about purposefully discriminating against companies founded by black women or all black people? Buildings would be on fire but hey, this is AOK. Hell, Twitter gave Erica a pretty blue checkmark for her trouble.
She continued:
EricaJoy ~ here’s the thing: this shouldn’t be a challenge because it costs literally nothing. not a dime.
if the very basic *idea* of just not amplifying a product made by a team that lacks diversity is a problem for someone, i wonder how they’d do with more challenging ally work.
Wonder if she’s bright enough to see the irony in her own tweets. She is pushing for diversity, but only diversity SHE considers diverse.
What a weird and quite frankly ugly challenge to start out with in 2021.
Ethan Winters ~ This is troubling rhetoric. Sex and race are completely out of anyone’s control. If someone/a group of ppl take the time to make a creative, useful, and accessible service that you enjoy, you should feel confident in sharing it, regardless of their genetic makeup.
Troubling sure, but not new and definitely not original. It would have been nice not to promote this as a challenge for a full year considering the dumpster fire this country just went through with 2020 but what do we know?
Ethan Winters ~ Highlighting diverse or minority-lead products/services is a good thing. Strict exclusion based on uncontrollable traits, not so much.
It’s called discrimination.
And bingo. ...
Johnny Smalls ~ Nothing like starting a new year off with some racism and sexism.
RSpurs(“Don’t get your hopes up.”Levy Jan31st2020) ~ How about if we like a service or company we give them money.
If we don’t then we don’t give them money.
Does it matter if it’s an all male, all white or all black run company.
Looks like 2021 the blue checkmarks are still trying to tell us how to live.
Islamicat ~ Twitter was built by white man. Please leave it.
The Internet was built by evil white men.
Please leave.
Jimmbizzle ~ She says on twitter ...
Jimmbizzle ~ On her iphone ...
That too.
Mat Horlock ~ How woke can you get and STILL not believe racism & sexism works both ways?
Mike Ripley ~ Starting the new year off with discrimination, something you claim to be against ...
But it’s GOOD discrimination when she does it.
Duh.
*so many eye-rolls*
Little early in 2021 for so much racism and sexism already, doncha think?
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