Am I crazy or is there not a single black person listed on this entire page?https://twitter.com/WCEurope/status/1488799560885493768 …
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Replying to @allie_nimmons
@allie_nimmons you’re right, but do you really feel there was a lack of trying here? I’d put my hand in the fire for at least one of the global leads and several on the organizing team for taking a stand for diversity.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yvettesonneveld
I don't know, I wasn't involved in creating these teams so I cannot know what that effort looked like.
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Replying to @allie_nimmons @yvettesonneveld
I'm merely pointing out what I see - or rather, what I don't see. There are North American individuals on this list, so I cannot fully believe it's a Europe problem, although I know that European countries have their own diversity and inclusion struggles.
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Replying to @allie_nimmons
In this case, it feels like you're preaching to the choir. In a community where, from what I can see, you know enough people to just send a few messages and get the back story. Then you might have posted "I'm so sad to see that no single black person volunteered."
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Replying to @yvettesonneveld
All right, let me explain something here. I do know a lot of people in WordPress, but my reach is unfortunately mostly limited to North America. It is absolutely NOT my job or responsibility o spend my time and energy hunting people down to pester them as to ... 1/2
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Replying to @allie_nimmons @yvettesonneveld
...why this isn't a diverse group. I know why it isn't. And even if I did know these organizers and even if I did spend my time asking them questions, why would I turn around and tweet the same exact message? 2/3
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The point is that it's a shame. And I've, for whatever reason, decided that my role in this community is to point out things like this and make sure the black people in this community know we are looking for them and that they are wanted. 3/3
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