Re: [Gendispatch] draft charter text: terminology-related WG

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Mon, 15 February 2021 21:48 UTC

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From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Gendispatch] draft charter text: terminology-related WG
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On 16-Feb-21 08:37, Dan Harkins wrote:
> 
>    Jay,
> 
> On 2/14/21 12:24 PM, Jay Daley wrote:
>> Speaking as a non-white person with extensive personal experience of 
>> racism there are a couple of strawmen I would like to address:
>>
>> Having wealthy, credentialed, white people take the issue of diversity 
>> and inclusivity seriously enough to try to explicitly and publicly 
>> change their behaviours is to me neither patronising nor 
>> disempowering, but rather it is both heartening and solidarity 
>> building.  The alternative of wealthy, credentialed, white people not 
>> wishing to do that makes me wary that either they are racist, or 
>> sympathise with racists, or seek to diminish or ignore the historic 
>> impact of racism.
> 
>    You are ascribing motives and abhorrent beliefs to other people. 

No he's not. He's saying he's *wary*, i.e. cautious and suspicious.

    Brian