Actually, selecting speakers without regard to gender or race and ending up with 100% white guys (which is easily possible, since they are very overrepresented in the field) isn't racist or sexist, whereas selecting people specifically based on these traits would be racist and sexist, by definition.
I think diversity is a worthwhile goal for a conference, but we shouldn't throw around these labels so freely (and incorrectly).
I think diversity is a worthwhile goal for a conference, but we shouldn't throw around these labels so freely (and incorrectly).