Looks like fired Google engineer James Damore isn't disappearing from our news feeds anytime soon.
The man behind the 10-page manifesto that claimed there are "biological causes" that prevent more women from getting jobs in tech made that clear by wearing a T-shirt with an altered version of the Google logo that reads "Goolag." The meme originated on 4chan's far-right /pol/ board.
SEE ALSO:Yes, that controversial Google diversity rant matters. Like, really matters.But he can't go it alone, so what better way that to host an AMA session on his fan club sub-Reddit to communicate with his supporters? (Reddit AMAs are usually hosted on r/IAmA. Damore said he didn't know how to host an AMA and thought r/JamesDamore would be a non-partisan place to put it.)
First, Damore claimed he has fans within Google, but they're afraid to speak out:
Credit: reddit/james_damoreSomeone else, after saying they were "really disappointed" that Damore was fired, asked him what his response to people saying he shouldn't really circulate "long-form politically-charged manifestos in the workplace."
“I was participating in a concerted effort to discuss the terms and conditions of my working environment and point out potentially illegal policies/behavior,” Damore said. “I believe I have a legal right to do that.”
He also invited the guy to seek employment in companies that are not "so ideologically driven".
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMOREDamore also reiterated his criticism of the media, saying he was wrongly depicted as "anti-diversity/misogynist" :
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMOREHe also repeated his idea that minorities are getting preferential treatment at Google during the hiring process:
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMOREAnd condemned the "ideological echo chamber and the dangers of the authoritarian leftist policies":
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMOREDamore candidly admitted ignorance "about many of people's past and political positions and that's a weakness of mine", which is why he asked Mike Cernovich, prominent alt-right commentator, to tweet out the "Goolag" shirt:
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMOREFinally, the ex-Googler started a passionate discussion on whether women are good at chess (really):
Credit: REDDIT/JAMES_DAMORESomeone here is desperately looking for a platform.
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