Carmen Bianca Bakker <carmenbia...@fsfe.org> wrote: > But I am unequivocally against such programs, on the simple grounds > that it tries to combat discrimination _through_ discrimination, > which is about as silly to me as trying to achieve world peace > through war. It generates envy/antipathy in individuals from groups > that are excluded from the given list of minorities, and it generates > imposter syndrome in those who are, because they might only be > hired/accepted because of their status as minority, rather than > excelling in their skillset.
Thank you. Also, on a practical level, Outreachy's given list of minorities is very different from the list usually protected by law in European countries and I suggest that focusing on Outreachy as a discrimination correction measure can easily mean that non-gender-or-race discrimination is left unchallenged. Sometimes things are fuzzy, though: is it disability discrimination to require an intern to move to a city where only about half the metro is accessible, or is it a necessary part of the job? Hmmm... Regards, -- MJR http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ Member of http://www.software.coop/ (but this email is my personal view only) _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion