NASA Told to to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

[spamizbad]

Glad to know my tax dollars are getting spent on the new flavor of virtue signaling. Insane this was some super high priority.

[nessbot]

I never, and I mean NEVER, want to hear someone talk about "cancel culture" of the left ever again.

[sjsdaiuasgdia]

This whole administration is a (very bad) joke. America was fun while it lasted.

I encourage everyone to read this: https://archive.is/g6ElI

The parallels are staggering.

[briandear]

Do you know how much the FAA spent renaming “cockpit” and changing Notice to Airmen to Notice to Air Missions in all FAA publications? In the midst of a profound controller shortage, the FAA spent millions on changing words.

If people want to criticize the current changes as wasting money, then it’s intellectually dishonest not to call out other agencies such as the FAA for their nonsense.

[subjectsigma]

I’m someone who was, uh, skeptical of the DEI stuff. One of my biggest complaints was that it seemed to be much ado about nothing. Re-writing laws and policies to fill them with fluff.

This is EXACTLY the same thing, it is 100% virtue signaling and we are burning so much time, money, and goodwill on fucking bullshit nonsense

Meanwhile the economy is in shambles, the executive branch is systematically destroying the rest of the government, and China and Russia grow ever stronger and ever more disdainful of us

I would elect a black trans president in a heartbeat if I thought they could win the inevitable conflict over Taiwan. It IS an existential threat and the most immediate one meaning it is the HIGHEST PRIORITY

And before anyone starts pointing fingers I did not vote for Trump in any election

[TehCorwiz]

Every time they say they're removing "DEI", they really mean they're implementing segregation. Stop sugar coating it. They're trying to erase minorities and women from any mention. That's just the first step.

[rich_sasha]

I'm not familiar with US employment laws (if it's a thing).

In Europe, if given such instructions, the employee could likely refuse to comply. Upon the likely firing, they can easily contest the decision at an employment tribunal, and likely win, regardless of who is president.

In the US, I suppose it would be GTFO, and even more so as the employee is likely a H1B visa holder.

[votepaunchy]

“Other than extremely rare exceptions, you must be a U.S. citizen in order to work for NASA as a civil service employee.”

https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply

[lawn]

And instantly flagged, of course.

[1970-01-01]

As it should be!

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#:~:text=Off...

[moribvndvs]

> harassment-free experience for everyone

Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

[RankingMember]

Absurd, comic book villain activity. Who/what does this help?

[sjsdaiuasgdia]

Fascists. It helps fascists.

[1970-01-01]

Maybe I'm out of touch, but aren't women under the 'I' in DEI hires? They are a sub-target of DEI and are not exclusively being targeted?

[briandear]

Mentions of the terms, not the people themselves. What difference does it make what gender or heritage a person has? Shouldn’t it be about science?

[splitrocket]

Tolerance is not suicide pact, nor is it a moral imperative.

Tolerance is a peace treaty, and only extends to those who participate.

Tolerance is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others.

The Paradox of Tolerance: Karl Popper

[nessbot]

Care to explain how so?