Google asks required questions and I've never felt like they realize how much anxiety this drop-down box causes.pic.twitter.com/fyU6nfM2zg
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Where I lack empathy: For some people this is an easy / unconscious question to answer??
I mean, intellectually, I could picture it, but I am certain I really don't know what that would be like?
Like I get it. Out there, probably, are people who don't have to have a whole Think when they see the list.
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@starsandrobots I'm ok with answering the question for identification/appearance, not for any other purpose, generally.
@octal I'm just pausing to be amazed at how casually the question is asked
@starsandrobots or maybe always providing a write-in/comment. But "decline to state" covers a lot, too.
@octal why do they require this to be answered? it's not a medical form
If a close friend asked me this question I might ask if they had the time to understand. It's stunning how, for Google, this is a drive-by.
This — No one person is "diversity." Even people who check the "Other" box on forms.https://twitter.com/EricaJoy/status/730526032277561344 …
@starsandrobots It sucks and it's a construct that doesn't even make internal sense. And yet it's a construct that still affects ppl's lives
@starsandrobots so until we reduce the huge disadvantages in the U.S. that some groups face, there's still some use to the data, right?
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