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Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings (www.theregister.com)
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Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You are proposing a solution that has no real way to be implemented. How would you distribute the reparations? Would just having one ancestor who was a slave be enough? What if you also have an ancestor who was a wealthy merchant? What if your family immigrated after slaver, but before Jim Crow? Does having multiple ancestors stack? What if the company that took advantage of your ancestors doesn't exist anymore? There is no perfect system, but I think you're underestimating how many problems your system has.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sure it does.

    Wells Fargo, Bank of America (then Bank of Italy and later Bank of America National Trust & Savings), J.P. Morgan / Chase Manhattan Bank, Prudential Insurance Company, FHA (Federal Housing Administration), all have details records showing their part in systemic racism that made sure the black families couldnt get a mortgage, even when they were on the same financial footing as white families.

    National Association of Real Estate Boards (NAREB), Levitt & Sons (builder of Levittown, NY & PA), Chicago Real Estate Board, St. Louis Real Estate Exchange, Los Angeles Realty Board, enforced segregation through racial covenants, steering, and blockbusting.

    It wouldnt be until the Fair Housing Act(1968) that this practice was made illegal.

    Will be easy? No. Can it be done? Most likely, as long as you are OK with banks and real estate agencies and uber rich who profited getting fucked so hard they bounce. Should it be done? In my opinion, yes. America is race. And black families were held back on the starting line on purpose.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It wasn't just banks.

    And black families were held back on the starting line on purpose.

    It wasn't just Black families either.

    You also didn't answer my question about how you handle families who came to America after slavery. You've made your answer simple by ignoring a lot of the issues I brought up. From a practical angle, it's far easier to implement DEI. It also wouldn't have to be implemented long term. It would only really be necessary for those with an unfair education. If you fix the public school system, you could retire DEI once those school kids enter the workforce.

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago

    I didnt answer that because what Im saying has exactly nothing to do with slavery. Im talking about early 1900s, when the boom started.

    Let me be CRYSTAL fucking clear. FUCK DEI!!!! ITs a racist and sexist program that solves not a fucking thing. It just moves the goal posts of discrimination. I cant fucking fart loud enough to say how much I want that shit gone. Just because the Orange prick said the same thing, doesnt make it wrong. FUCK DEI!

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