It's all very well handing out money to support the odd natural disaster and taking the moral high-ground with 'racial injustices', but what about other charities or causes that are in need of funding for development?
To me at least, Apple comes off as a little two-faced about what causes it actually supports and those that are a good fit for its brand image.
Case in point; they release a press statement about a year back finger-wagging that there were too few BAME employees. Okay. So is the finger being pointed at the employer for segregation, or are less of those people in question just interested in that particular industry?
There are plenty of other causes to support, yet somehow they don't fit Apple's need to make people feel guilty. WWF supports wildlife and climate causes... The American Skin Association helps those battling all manner of illness... Unicef does a lot too... Apple may well donate to plenty of charities, but do they get a press release?
There is also the irony that Apple allows employees to work in terrible conditions just to sell products to a Western audience that Apple convinces they want, not need.
you're absolutely right. so you're not?Bias isn't about just race.
I understand what you're saying. However, diversity brings with it its own benefits that are more difficult to quantify. You mention you work in programming, so I'm reminded of the stories about training AI to recognize faces and the challenges some companies have had with correctly recognizing people of all skin colors. (Not to say that this is the issue you're having, of course, but just one related to your field.) If those companies had more diverse staffs, such issues probably would have been caught sooner.
If your company is committed to building a diverse workforce, then it would do what it takes to bring in that diversity (relocation bonuses, for instance). I'm not saying that you're doing something wrong, however.
Don't forget Kodak & furniture photography.lol, anyone remember Microsoft’s Xbox 360 camera always having issues with people of dark skin tones?!
this mention I’ve posted goes directly to what you’re saying quoted above and I totally agree. This isn’t just an industry issue it’s a global community issue!
Herein is the status auo reinforcement.Yes, that’s exactly what it means. Unless they can prove they merit the help through qualification of intelligence and meeting the standards for admission.
Or the entire police system where various dark shades are ignored to reinforce the ol ‘you all look alike’, book em tag em, their in the system now.Don't forget Kodak & furniture photography.
If “financial cost is the usual roadblock,” why are schools getting rid of entrance exams?Herein is the status auo reinforcement.
a question was asked if a financial roadblock should determine whom should or should not go to college, this has nothing to do with intelligence or meeting standards for admission. Financial cost is the usual roadblock used to establish admission, not a good way to measure merit nor intelligence.
Yeah, totally:But ofc if you're a straight white male you get the usual "**** you" from Woke Apple
Yeah, totally:
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Miss me with the whataboutism.Are whites only 47% of the country? Are Asians a whopping 27% of the country? You’re proving his point for him.
I didn't assume anything. I made a statementWay to assume my race and background.
Miss me with the whataboutism.
Straight white males are not getting a “**** you” from Apple.
This whole discussion and pushback by some is a clear indication of the past and present problems with race in America.
I agree.“Diversity is our strength.”
I agree.
But frail ego people that believe that helping others somehow hurts them.
It's no surprise, in our political and social climate, hate crimes against Black and Asian people are the highest in a decade and that white supremacists are even more vocal and dangerous. This is from FBI statistics.
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Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and victims of Asian descent, the FBI reported on Monday.news.yahoo.com
If “diversity is our strength,” how come we keep lowering our standards? If “diversity is our strength,” how come people spend all day whining about racism while other very non-diverse countries are, e.g., going to space?
Lowering our standards by allowing racism to perpetuate? Talk to Mitch McConnell and his ilk in Washington. Won't do anything for voting rights.
Not whining about racism but indicating it does exist.
Oh, you mean like our country that sends heavy rockets to supply the space station.
You like specious arguments.
Anyway, no need to talk to you.
They certainly are. You think Apple would give $30 mil to some organization that promotes whites?Miss me with the whataboutism.
Straight white males are not getting a “**** you” from Apple.
Yet at every single opportunity Apple sees fit to preach and lecture about causes and human rights til they're blue in the face like they are responsible for the entire world.Apple is entitled to donate to causes it wants. It’s not responsible for the entire world. Or are you suggesting Apple shouldn’t do business in any local where there are inequities?
Could be your interpretation rather than the “truth” of what was said / communicated.Yet at every single opportunity Apple sees fit to preach and lecture about causes and human rights til they're blue in the face like they are responsible for the entire world.
I’ll ask again: Why are high schools and colleges getting rid of entrance exams and advanced classes? How does advanced math for 8th graders ”perpetuate racism”?
Since when have whites been an oppressed or underrepresented group in America???They certainly are. You think Apple would give $30 mil to some organization that promotes whites?