2010/6/18 Administrator
That's one of the things I learned in the last 20 years of colored rights / gay rights / women's rights - that if you're not part of the group that feels excluded / disadvantaged then you don't see the things that are doing it. Few people discriminate deliberately, but many (including I) do it without thought because we're not aware. You become aware by asking and listening.
Well, yes and no. If who feels offended by something (it's not really always obvious what is considered offensive to some) would simply say it, clearly and without assuming that it is intentional, I believe many problems would not exist at all. If you exclude clear cases of discrimination, many conflicts are really due to misunderstandings, which can be easily avoided, if the communication is bi-directional and clear. On the other side, I don't like the idea of creating "protected groups" or quotas. I believe it is not going to solve the problem, and it introduces two forms of discrimination: one for who is protected, who becomes labeled as "protected", and the other one for who is not protected. Take for example the case of quotas: you substantially say "we need a % of people belonging to a certain group so they don't feel discriminated", this without considering merits. Maybe I just don't see the problem because in my working environment we just assume we are all on the same ground, and if something doesn't work out, we just say it, without too many circles around the problem. Best, A. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org