WotC WotC is hiring Senior Manager for Diversity, equity and inclusion.

[Umbran]

I'd be curious to see the data on this. Are ethnically homegenous countries psychologically homegenous as well?

Not entirely. Class divisions will still occur, even if they aren't on ethnic lines. Gender and sexuality differences still occur.

And how does this psychological diversity manifest in racial groups - is it innate or cultured?

Cultured. To think that it is innate is a massively racist concept.

If it's cultured, then I would expect it would fade through assimilation. So, if this theory is true, a third-generation Asian-American wouldn't offer as much psychological diversity to a development team as a first or second generation immigrant.

This is only true if actual assimilation happens. It is pretty clear that the US, for example, hasn't really assimilated its African American population, over several centuries.

And if it's cultured, wouldn't a first-generation Polish immigrant offer greater diversity than a second-generation Asian?

It isn't like we have a concrete measure for this. And you seem to focused on strict "more or less," when with diveristy, you are concerned about different. Both those candidates would provide different outlooks.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

I'm so glad we've wasted two and a half pages on a strawman.

Yeah, I didn't respond to that argument for a reason. I hope it's over now. WotC is not limited to 2 choices, both of which would not be ideal, and that argument lacks relevance.

 

[FrogReaver]

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8042621, member: 177”]

This is only true if actual assimilation happens. It is pretty clear that the US, for example, hasn't really assimilated its African American population, over several centuries.

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Why wouldn’t assimilation happen?

 

[Umbran]

Why wouldn’t assimilation happen?

That's a matter for a course in history and culture studies, with heavy socio-politics involved, and not really a matter for these boards.

 

[FrogReaver]

That's a matter for a course in history and culture studies, with heavy socio-politics involved, and not really a matter for these boards.

Genuinely curious - then why did you bring it up in the first place?

 

[Umbran]

Genuinely curious - then why did you bring it up in the first place?

Because the fact can be recognized without going into the full basis for it.

 

[MGibster]

Because the fact can be recognized without going into the full basis for it.

You're the first person to bring this up. None of the history or sociology courses I took ever suggested African Americans haven't been assimilated in the United States. A group can be assimilated and still treated poorly.

 

[FrogReaver]

Because the fact can be recognized without going into the full basis for it.

I happen to agree with your assertion here and with the assimilation “fact”. But what happens the moment is isn’t recognized as a fact?

 

[Umbran]

But what happens the moment is isn’t recognized as a fact?

Then you accept you can't effectivley argue about it, and move on.

 

[FrogReaver]

Then you accept you can't effectivley argue about it, and move on.

Im not sure thats a hint but I’m going to take this as such.