The hysterics and meltdown by the mainstream media over the now infamous Google diversity memo were slammed by those who actually read it.
Media outlets like The Federalist republished the complete contents of the internal memo by former Google scientist James Damore which got him fired for reportedly violating the tech giant’s code of conduct.
If you want to read the full Google memo (rather than the version redacted by progressive media), here you go. https://t.co/nr7ebm91Cs
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 8, 2017
Without ever reading the actual memo, many members of the media freaked out over what they assumed was a tirade against women and minorities.
CNN’s “anti-diversity memo” headline was changed to “controversial manifesto,” and the network’s Brooke Baldwin claimed the author said he didn’t really “like women anywhere near a computer.”
Here’s @MKHammer‘s priceless reaction to @BrookeBCNN claiming the Google guy basically said he doesn’t “like women anywhere near a computer” pic.twitter.com/dfbfMOhAlM
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 8, 2017
Brooke Baldwin mischaracterizes Google memo author as saying “I don’t really like women anywhere near a computer.” Twice! https://t.co/lFAixHZlzn
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 8, 2017
Painfully obvious @BrookeBCNN getting her info from social media, not ACTUALLY READING THE BLOODY THING.
— Ben Crystal (@Bennettruth) August 8, 2017
Mary Katharine Ham’s eyeroll at Baldwin’s statement got its fair share of attention though.
This is the most hilarious @mkhammer reaction ever. Please GIF. https://t.co/1jBJzo0iQa
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 8, 2017
— Brian Willett (@brianjwillett) August 8, 2017
@mkhammer is the queen of the perfectly timed eyeroll.
— Russ Johnson (@RussJohnsonMD) August 9, 2017
But CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers did read the memo and criticized the “hysterical, biased media coverage.”
Finally read the Google memo … have some issues w it, but it bears no connection to the hysterical, biased media coverage of it.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
Also was really distressed to learn in that memo that Google puts the worst safe spacey, coddling college campuses to shame.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
Powers laid out her case in a tweetstorm Wednesday.
What i think abt Google memo: 1) This guy was trying to do something helpful but missed the mark. But by no means was it ‘anti-diversity.’
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
2) He clearly stated he supported diversity. But he also said some things that were generalizing abt women but claiming it was science
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
3) But i think it’s clear that in addition to a diversity problem, Google has a free expression problem that was made clear in this memo
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
4) so this memo could have been an opportunity to address that issue and to also address some of the problematic things he said in memo
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
6) I generally just wish there was more of an attempt in our culture to give ppl benefit of doubt and argue against what we don’t like…..
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
8) versus trying to shut ppl down or shun them when they offend us. The end.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
There is no 5 and 7 in my little tweet storm. Just making sure you were paying attention or: i can’t count.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) August 8, 2017
Others who read the memo also agreed, making the mainstream media’s hysterics look even more ridiculous.
If that’s all he was saying, no problem. But I thought he was asserting that on the whole women make poorer coders.
— Bushi (@PCBushi) August 8, 2017
Actually, his memo respected the differences between men and women, and offered solutions that would – get this – HELP WOMEN.
— Evil Red Kid (@_SOURKIDZ_) August 8, 2017
The tragedy of the Google guy is he thought he was actually helping. Read his list of recommendations. I want to work at a place like this! pic.twitter.com/YEFng5Mvzh
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
I’m an extrovert. The hardest part of my job is NOT being around people. His vision of a diverse workplace sounds like heaven /2
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
More pair programming?
I’d love to learn from my peers!
better work/life balance?
Awesome!
Reward cooperation?
need more of that in tech /3— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Honestly, if Google *did* implement his suggestions it probably would be a more attractive place for women (for anyone!) to work /4
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
It would probably also make Google *less* attractive to the kinds of insular guys who we stereotype as bro-coders /5
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Reading the memo, I got the sense he wanted to help. Of course, if he retained a lawyer *before* this all went down, he probably didn’t /6
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
Hardly seems like the stuff that would cause the uproar that it did and lead to Damore’s firing.
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Probably the most terrifying thing about Darmore is watching people, in real time, lie about what he said, even though we can all read it
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 8, 2017
The long term “memory” of this story WILL be that he wrote an anti-diversity screed and was fired for it.
We are indeed post-truth.— LeslieP (@less_tx) August 8, 2017
He wrote a PRO diversity memo with charts, graphs, facts, and suggestions on how to better achieve it by recognizing differences
— PollySpin (@PollySpin) August 8, 2017
Remind me to keep everything to ten pages max. https://t.co/4RpO3ajokT
— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) August 8, 2017
The sheer dishonesty of the press on this topic has been very eye opening
— Et tu, Pepe? ?? (@PepeSylvia1) August 8, 2017
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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