Thread: Fired programmer sues Google on behalf of white male conservatives (video)

Fired memo author sues Google alleging discrimination against conservative white men

By Harper Neidig - 01/08/18 02:22 PM EST 588




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James Damore, the programmer who was fired from Google last year after circulating a memo that argued women are less biologically suited for tech jobs, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging that it discriminates against conservative white men.
Damore and David Gudeman, another former Google engineer, filed the lawsuit in Santa Clara Superior Court on Monday on behalf of all current and former employees who have been discriminated against for being white, male, conservative or a combination of the three.
“Damore, Gudeman, and other class members were ostracized, belittled, and punished for their heterodox political views, and for the added sin of their birth circumstances of being Caucasians and/or males,” the 62-page lawsuit reads. “This is the essence of discrimination—Google formed opinions about and then treated Plaintiffs not based on their individual merits, but rather on their membership in groups with assumed characteristics.”
A Google spokesperson said in a statement, "We look forward to defending against Mr. Damore's lawsuit in court."
Damore was fired in August after his internal memo leaked.
His firing prompted an outcry on the right, which saw the move as proof the tech industry suppresses conservative voices.
Damore's memo, titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” argued that the internet search giant’s efforts to improve diversity among its software engineers was misguided. He wrote that gender disparities in the industry were due to men being more biologically suited for programming work, with women more likely to suffer from neuroticism and have lower thresholds for stress.
Damore alleges in the court filing that he was mocked and insulted by coworkers for the views expressed in the memo.
In one email included in the lawsuit, a coworker wrote to Damore, “Feel free to pass this along to HR. Keep them in the loop for all I care. May as well do it early. You’re a misogynist and a terrible human. I will keep hounding you until one of us is fired. F**k you.”
Damore’s lawsuit comes just days after former female employees filed their own revised lawsuit against Google alleging gender pay disparities at the company.
This story was updated at 3:13 p.m.

http://thehill.com/policy/technology...nation-against

LOL!! This dude isn't a white male conservative, he's a deluded jerk. Good for Google for firing him and I hope they fire all the other deluded jerks that resulted in female programmers earning less money for the same work. The federal government should be investigating Google for pay discrimination.

Hey MW! I put this in General Discussion because ALIPAC is currently filing a civil rights claim with the USDOJ about abuses by Twitter, Facebook, and Google and as such that makes it one of our topics for General Discussion.

Please ease up on all the Mod Reports as we want you to use that feature, but it is becoming clear you are over doing it!

The client (previous employee of Google) and attorney were on FOX Business with Charles Payne last night. The attorney returned tonight to speak further on the matter.

Everyone please watch tonight's Tucker Carleson Show. Tucker covered this story and the details about Google are shocking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKYHncoxP0