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@FearlessFly if you know the answer, why did you ask?

@BitFlipper . . . what I 'knew' (30 seconds in a search engine), was that your "accepted definition of racism" comment was/is NOT accepted.

@FearlessFly It seems to have changed recently. It always had to do with using one's power against another. That's why poor powerless black people hating powerful white people is not racist.

@BitFlipper It is hard not to notice that you have provided no source(s) for your claim(s).

You nailed it. Banish fear.

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@FearlessFly it’s definitely a gamble, and as you point out, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Ohanian will have no control after he leaves. I suspect there are other motives.

Despite that, the act itself is not racist IMO. Being married to Serena would not be conducive to much racism.

I think that where possible every police force should have Blacks. They would be a good influence on their fellow police officers, and might have more influence with Blacks in the community. Hopefully at some point this Black/White dichotomy will be nonexistent, but for now we need conscious acts of unity.

@FearlessFly Absolutely! That’s a start.

@WilliamFleming "Arradondo joined the MPD in 1989"

@WilliamFleming Why would you think Serena is making him do this? Why wouldn’t he choose to do this on his own, as someone whose eyes are open to the realities of the world — and willing to do something about it?

@Apunzelle Just trying to be funny. You are right of course.

@FearlessFly That’s good to know. Also good is that 21% of the police force is Black.

@WilliamFleming LOL. You know, humor doesn’t always translate online.

. . . I never said I thought it was racist.

points to consider :

"I got my job to be a token black person" should not be a thing said with pride.

Everyone not black who would otherwise be in consideration for a board position could sue Reddit for discrimination.

Either it is based on race or not.

He should be replaced by the best candidate, which could be a black, white, asian, man or woman.

Is it discrimination to say that he should be replaced with a black candidate?

@FearlessFly The problem is, we almost ALWAYS say the white candidate is the best candidate. What Reddit needs to do is go further and try harder to find a diverse slate of qualified candidates. They’re out there; we just always like to pick people who look like ourselves.

@FearlessFly I believe he is saying that diversity is the strongest position for a company whose product is used by a diverse audience.

Because a white person could not be familiar with the experiences of a person of color, they could not be the best candidate ... Even though, as @Apunzelle points out, the white candidate is usually selected as the best candidate, particularly at this level.

@FearlessFly That is exactly why we are where we are. White people will pick white people. DUH! If things were as they should be we would not have police brutality against black people and systemic racism in our institutions and hiring practices. If things were the way they should be, we wouldn't have to have this conversation.

@Lauren Great point! Our nation is becoming more diverse. Leadership and marketing and products and services should all reflect that.

@SlippingBeauty . . . I actually haven't read it. I saw comments about it on another regular website (some of which are 'summarized' in my reply to Sticks48 above) and thought it would make a good discussion here.