This is the world's smallest violin, playing just for the white people. Save the outrage for people who are actually discriminated against.
Neither is going so far to the end of the spectrum i.e. "too PC" isn't the opposite of racism either. Hired just because you're not white? Not really a self-esteem boost.
Being inclusive is what Github should be doing to counter racism without the racist sexist bigoted attitude.
How about white people at Github?
A white person living in the Big Island of Hawaii.. almost daily.
It never really bothered me when I lived on O'ahu. I know the difference between "damn haoles" and "fuckin' haoles", and I know which one I am.
Github is predominantly white and located in SF. Are white employees there suffering significant "actual discrimination" as the post a couple levels up alleges?
Sure, whites have messed up. Still do. But does that mean they can't be discriminated against?
It's a tactic that's been around for a long time. Redefine words. Then pretend everyone's using your new, made-up definitions, and claim you've won the argument.
Maybe I'm just starting to notice it, but the level of doublespeak is really astounding these days.
Racism for example means BOTH the individual belief in superiority/inferiority of a particular race AND the societal/systematic belief.
This is why there are debates about whether Racism still exists in America, or whether discrimination against White people is racist. It depends on the context.
No one's talking past anyone. It's obvious what's going on. They don't want to admit that non-Xs can be terribly racist. So they flip words around so they can, at worst, say "well they may have prejudice". They invent stuff like "reverse racism".
And in fact, that's what Github's code of conduct enshrines.
It's intellectually dishonest.
It is the only place I have lived where, as a white person, you are discriminated against on a daily basis.
It really really sucks. It also opens your eyes to what it feels like to be on the receiving end of racism.