There are a lot of comments quickly taking issue with and interpreting the phrase “anti-racist” as being actively racist.
If you give Jeff he benefit of the doubt here, you can read this to say they’re going to think about whether layoff choices are made with implicit bias and/or racism and be thoughtful about that.
It’s possible that the non-benefit of the doubt interpretation is valid, but I don’t see evidence of that here.
HN is a place where debate is welcomed, but drive-by comments accusing them of going out of their way to lay off white and Asian employees when there is no indication that’s what they’re doing is not helpful to the discourse.
If you give Jeff he benefit of the doubt here, you can read this to say they’re going to think about whether layoff choices are made with implicit bias and/or racism and be thoughtful about that.
It’s possible that the non-benefit of the doubt interpretation is valid, but I don’t see evidence of that here.
HN is a place where debate is welcomed, but drive-by comments accusing them of going out of their way to lay off white and Asian employees when there is no indication that’s what they’re doing is not helpful to the discourse.