Google Memo Author James Damore Sues Company For Discrimination Against White Males

[demmiblue]

Source: BuzzFeed News

The author of a controversial memo that sparked debates about gender and diversity at Google sued his former employer on Monday, alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men.

James Damore, who was fired in August for internally circulating a manifesto that argued Google’s gender pay gap was the result of genetic inferiority, said in a lawsuit filed in Santa Clara Superior Court that the search giant “singled out, mistreated, and systematically punished and terminated” employees that deviated from the company’s view on diversity. Damore and a second plaintiff, David Gudeman, another former Google engineer, are seeking class-action status for anyone that identifies as conservative, Caucasian, or male.

The men are being represented by Harmeet K. Dhillon, the Republican National Committee’s committeewoman for California.

“Google’s management goes to extreme — and illegal — lengths to encourage hiring managers to take protected categories such as race and/or gender into consideration as determinative hiring factors, to the detriment of Caucasian and male employees and potential employees at Google,” the suit reads.

Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanmac/google-memo-author-james-damore-sues-company-for?utm_term=.lp2lV0qg6#.bvjZ32rAM

[knightmaar]

1. This isn't discrimination

Just take every reference to women, and every stereotype about women, and replace them with "African-American" or "Jew" or any other group and the accompanying stereotypes.

Take a look at the resulting document and you'd realize what a jackass this guy is.

[Lithos]

3. Better yet

Replace the term with "White-Caucasian" and see him sputter...

L-

[IronLionZion]

2. Sounds pretty sweet! I might have to apply for jobs at Google again

I've had 2 interviews 6 years ago and saw their recruiting video. That dude obviously does not have Googliness.

[Raster]

4. "...alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men."

On edit: I did NOT realize that politically conservative white men were a protected class in California.

[paleotn]

5. politically conservative

is not a protected class. At least not that I'm aware of.

[Liberalagogo]

6. "...alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men."

AKA snowflakes.

[Saviolo]

7. I wonder what his opinion is...

... of companies who fired people for being gay.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3057357/heres-everywhere-in-america-you-can-still-get-fired-for-being-lgbt



HAhahaha, I'm just kidding. I don't wonder or care what his opinion is about anything.

[Voltaire2]

8. he singled himself out.

His entirely voluntary decision to publish his hate screed inside google got his sorry ass fired.

[Yavin4]

9. Yeah, it's really hard for White guys to get a job at Google.

Really hard.

[L. Coyote]

10. This is now being called the "asshole defense" ......

"asshole" being a warm and affectionate way of saying "old, white, conservative man"

[NCDem777]

11. Ya know

I like how most of James Damore's conservative/Libertarian supporters have changed their minds after 40 years of saying that employers should not be beholden to discrimination laws

I wonder why.

[FSogol]

12. He should go back to Caucasia if he doesn't like it.

[crazycatlady]

13. dudebro culture at work

[mpcamb]

14. Poster boy for sad sniveling white guys.

Life is so hard.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Discriminating against his right to be a bigoted asshole

Don't think any company is required to hire him if he's such.

[joshcryer]

18. His views were tame imo and I think they can get a favorable jury.

Especially in this political climate.

[diane in sf]

16. What a toad.

[joshcryer]

17. Google has an internal discussion list where anything goes.

Apparently this guy and a few others put their conservative ideology out and they got fired after offending a lot of people. I expect a settlement with how many employees went after them. But it was all planned in advance to take advantage of Google's internal discussion list. Very strange that they have that being such a big company. Letting employees talk politics while working seems highly counterproductive. Employees openly admitting that they have blacklists of other employees. That kind of thing is mind boggling to me.