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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Acknowledging that LGBT+ people exist and should be treated fairly is neither "political correctness" nor "SJW" talk. You're making an active effort to silence marginalized groups because you would rather pretend they, and the struggles they face, don't exist. This is quite simply contrary to the spirit and mission of FIRST, which is to inspire and spread awareness of science and technology worldwide. How can we inspire the population in general if we ignore the calls of marginalized groups trying to stand up for themselves? FIRST is for everyone.
I'm biting my tongue here to prevent a side discussion about the loaded and problematic implications of "political correctness" and "SJW" as terms used to dismiss out of hand the concerns of everyone who isn't a straight cis white dude. I don't support their usage in this context, I'm just trying to frame the issue in terms the poster used and might understand
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I support LGBTQ+ people 100%, I actually consider my self in one of the +. But I have never seen any issues regarding them, nor have I ever heard of any issues within FIRST. I understand that there are many issues outside of FIRST that they encounter, but I don't think those issues need to be at the forefront of FIRST. I have nothing against the existence of this blog either. However I just hope that FIRST does not turn into something where humans that are not members of of these discriminant groups do not feel discriminated against. It would all be better if people could just focus on the robots.