There’s obviously been a lot of discussion this past weekend about the (anti-)diversity memo that’s recently circulated at Google. See, for instance, the LA Times articles Google VP denounces worker’s views on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ and Here’s what Google workers are saying about an employee’s controversial diversity manifesto. It was at the bottom of this second article that the following creative defense of diversity was quoted:
Where do you keep your ketchup? Refrigerator, Cupboard, Other?
— brian rose (@brianrose) August 5, 2017
Race, gender, orientation, language, age, geography, personal junk, lots more, informs how we solve problems. So where we keep our ketchup:
— brian rose (@brianrose) August 6, 2017
If you run out of ketchup and you’re a fridge person, you might use mayo or mustard bc those are nearby. If cupboard, maybe malt vinegar.
— brian rose (@brianrose) August 6, 2017
So the more diverse the backgrounds in your circles, the more associations, ideas, possible paths there are towards solving hard problems.
— brian rose (@brianrose) August 6, 2017
Personally, I don’t have any ketchup in the house. I don’t know what that says about my commitment to diversity. But I do put both mayo and malt vinegar on my fries.
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