Post #1631156

2026-02-26 09:25 UTC

@Stefan_S_from_H The goal of what? Of mentioning the fact that he is black? Maybe to highlight when someone is not from the traditionally privileged background? What's the goal of whining about it? Why do the racists' work if not a racist? If you are not interested, you are always free to ignore. @ccarlson71 @blogdiva @izby

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@nicol@social.coop 2026-02-26 10:48

@izby @HeptaSean @ccarlson71 @blogdiva @izby obviously "do the right things and be a good person" is a great principle to live by. But *many* people do that yet still suffer prejudice because of race, gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, etc… The reason I flagged that Mike is black, as well as that he's British, from the north of England, didn't go to university – is because these are things we don't hear about much in tech founders (even if they drop out of Uni, they still go). And maybe they played a part in why no-one's heard about him and he didn't even get a job interview at Automattic. There is a scandal here. But (maybe bigger) there's also a chance to point out not all tech pioneers are white Americans. I don't know why that seems triggering for you @Stefan_S_from_H? Trying to counter mainstream narratives isn't to attack white guys, as some racist agitators would try to have you believe (one is trying to get elected today v near where Mike lives). But it needs doing.

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@Stefan_S_from_H@mastodon.social 2026-02-26 13:27

@HeptaSean @ccarlson71 @blogdiva @izby the goal of attacking someone who says “Skin color doesn't matter. And gender too.” So your goal is to fight, to be angry. Your goal isn't Article 3 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (aka Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland), written by people who don't want to repeat fascism and authoritarianism.

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