The CEO of LinkedIn is apologizing to staff after some employees left anonymous, 'appalling comments' about systemic racism and diversity initiatives during a companywide meeting about racial bias.
One comment read:"Blacks kill blacks at 50 times the rate that whites kill blacks. Usually it is the result of gang violence in the inner city. Where is the outcry?"
Another said:"I believe giving any racial group privilege over others in a zero sum game would not get any support by others. Any thoughts on hurting others while giving privileges with the rosy name called diversity?""A small number of offensive comments reinforced the very hard work we still have to do," Roslansky said. He said the company had let staff ask questions without using their names"with the intention of creating a safe space for all.
Noting that LinkedIn users are required to use their real identities, he said the company would not allow anonymous comments in future staff meetings. He added that the presenters on the call, including himself, were not able to track the comments in real time. That too, he said, would not happen again.
Rosanna Durruthy, the company's vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging, also addressed the incident in a"These are difficult conversations," she wrote."We still need to have them. And we must not detach or pull further apart from one another, when what we need to do is come together." The uproar at LinkedIn comes as companies in the tech industry and beyond seek to address the concerns over systemic racism and how racial bias affects their employees.
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