@nicol @bevangelist @mikelittle

Skin color doesn't matter. And gender too. Just do the right things and be a good person.

if skin color didn't matter, he would be a multimillionaire.

don't parrot the ignorant moderate white man bullshit.

in a racist societ, the color of our skin matters. to deny this is to side with racists.

instead of negating the racism, the correct thing to do would be to ensure his name is not only forever said BEFORE Muhlenberg’s, but make it your business he gets paid reparations for these sins of omission BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY.

@izby @nicol @bevangelist @mikelittle

@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.

@nicol @izby @HeptaSean @ccarlson71 @blogdiva don't insinuate what's triggering me.

What's triggering me is that people who say, “Skin color doesn't matter. And gender too.” get attacked and met with hate.

If someone doesn't see a skin color as a negative, this person is on your side. And pushing people away isn't helpful.

@Stefan_S_from_H @izby @HeptaSean @ccarlson71 @blogdiva

suggested correction:

"What's triggering me is that *WHITE MEN* who say, “Skin color doesn't matter. And gender too.” get attacked and met with hate."

Can you imagine a Brit at the height of the British Empire going around India saying 'nationality doesn't matter'?

Still, I'm not attacking you and have no hate for you. You started this by making a post here - https://mastodon.social/@Stefan_S_from_H/116133261766805256 - a statement which makes no sense other than you objected to me mentioning Mike is black (among other things about him, like where he lives and what his education status is). Maybe you didn't object to me saying that, and just randomly tell strangers what you know and don't know, in which case, sorry to have misinterpreted you.

@nicol

Hey, I am a Slav, Slavs are not white. Slavery in my country was abolished 3 years earlier than in the USA, and all slaves here were "white".

Are you sure I have any problems with people who have other skin color? Because I think you do. Right now sit here and try to guess who's white, who's black in this discussion. And that influences what you're going to say to us.