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Everyone Is Racist | Pirate Wires #27 🏴‍☠️

Pirate Wires

Fri Dec 15 2023



Racist Hiring Policies at IBM:

  • The CEO of IBM and a subordinate were recorded discussing the company's DEI policies, revealing that bonuses are tied to hiring specific minority groups, with Asians not counting as an underrepresented minority in a tech company.
  • This policy is considered racist and potentially violates the Civil Rights Act, signaling a significant cultural shift where such practices are now openly called out as racist without pushback.
  • There has been a noticeable shift in how policies are perceived, particularly concerning racism and discrimination. What was once controversial or debated is now readily acknowledged as racist without resistance.

Double Standards in Speech Policing:

  • Claudine Gay, the Harvard president, faces criticism for her double standard in speech policing. She defended certain types of speech during congressional testimony but had previously taken actions against individuals for different speech-related reasons.
  • Her handling of free speech issues at Harvard has been questioned, leading to debates about whether she should be fired from her position due to allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral dissertation.

Shifts in Cultural Perception:

  • The conversation delves into the complexities surrounding free speech on college campuses, including defending the principle while acknowledging inconsistencies in its application.
  • The discussion highlights concerns about cancel culture evolving into racial quotas and discrimination and the need to reevaluate discourse around racial categories and DEI initiatives.

Paganism and Christmas:

  • Drag queens celebrate women through harmless caricature, often having predominantly female friends and working in female-dominant industries.
  • The First Amendment does not apply to private platforms like Twitter or college campuses; private universities can set their speech policies.

Title IX and University Policies:

  • Title IX prohibits creating a hostile environment but its language is vague, leading to subjective interpretation of harassment.
  • Some advocate amending laws for specific harassment definitions in university settings due to the subjective nature of current regulations.
  • The education system sends students to indoctrination camps with high debt burdens, reflecting concerns about the educational system's impact on students' financial well-being.

Christmas Parties and Holiday Celebrations:

  • The war on Christmas has led to the shift from Christmas parties to holiday parties in workplaces, along with restrictions on alcohol at workplace Christmas parties being viewed as immoral and disgraceful.
  • Concerns are raised about demoralization due to the trend of replacing traditional Christmas foods with guacamole at workplace celebrations.

Kwanzaa Controversy:

  • Kwanzaa is considered a fake holiday invented by a radical black activist in the 1960s that is mainly celebrated by Black elites rather than working-class individuals.
  • Efforts to promote Kwanzaa have not led to widespread celebration, and it is primarily embraced by Black elites rather than the broader Black community.