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Unless you subscribe to recent attempt at redefining the word to "racism|sexism = prejudice + power", which is coming from the... I'm not sure, I guess the identity politics/radfem corner.

Whenever I try to really understand that culture or their opponents (MRA, r/KotakuInAcion etc.) I just end up feeling like both their sides are completely worthless endless rabbit holes and time sinks. Perhaps I just need a minor in Gender Studies to understand.

I wish both sides could just cease to exist.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice_plus_power [1] http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Prejudice_plus_power

You say it like it's a bad thing.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst...

Legal risk sounds like a bad thing. That being said, it doesn't put discrimination in the hiring process per se, only the referral process, which may not be protected by federal law. I am not a lawyer.

Depends where you are.

It's possibly legal under English law. If you have two candidates who are equally suitable you're allowed to employ the one with a protected characteristic because of that protected characteristic.

it's already being done at many big companies. I believe that FB is one of the biggest offenders