Interested to see how this progresses. Definitely an issue about which I haven't heard too much
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Originally Posted by indieFan
There is a time and a place to discuss various things. An event about Science and Technology just doesn't strike me as the right time and place for LGBT+ discussions.
The same would be true for racism, anti-semitism, pro-life/pro-choice, etc.
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science does not exclude you from talking about other issues. no one should ever ignore other things just because it isn't their main focus. I'm a history major who is also an active FIRST volunteer. events about science and Technology have no relevance in my field.
Imagine if only scientists cared about global warming.
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Originally Posted by indieFan
If you want to have a discussion about diversity and inclusion, shouldn't it be that we are all human and deserve similar opportunities? By creating separate blogs/posts/groups for each category, aren't you actually contributing to the lack of diversity and inclusion?
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The issue with saying "we're all human" and "we all have issues" is that you're whitewashing those issues and ignoring them. What I have run into as a Jew is very different than the environment a homosexual, trans person, black person, etc. have experienced. trying to lump them all together removes our ability to understand how anti-semitism (and anti-Israeli sentiment, which is a huge issue right now) differs from racism differs from homophobia.
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Originally Posted by Aura_
The thing that I believe that everyone is currently overlooking right now is how this topic irrelevant to the nature of FIRST. I believe this post is just to present an uproar in the FIRST community to unite over some pointless propaganda for a new blog.
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It might just be possible that you're inciting more of an uproar by being so belligerent here. if you find it irrelevant, why bother to comment?