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So what's the solution? More affirmative action? Make it taboo to offer a stranger help if they look lost? Make it taboo to make any sort of assumptions about anyone?


Teaching about the common racist stereotypes[0] would help. Perhaps communicating that not assuming minorities belong in specific places can be demeaning, and it's best to be mindful of stereotypes when talking to minorities.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_groups_within_t...


To live in a society where no one bats an eye that a women is in a CS building.


That's not a solution.




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