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I'm glad @Database Error posted the video above, because my first thought was after reading this thread is does he even have awareness of these issues. It's easy if you're from a upper middle class home and grow up in mostly white spaces to be truly isolated from Black community issues. If you have success in those spaces, it's also easy to correlate your success with a continued need to avoid those spaces.

I can see from the video above that he has awareness, but he HAS to do better as a black creator/business owner about making room for other people of color or his "awareness" of the issues is moot.
 
LOL how things change. Now y’all hate him . Just a couple years ago y’all loved him

That's cause that look behind the scenes showed a very different side to him. We knew he was big BUT to have that many people working for him and he didn't hire even one Black dude or Black woman says A LOT about him.

Especially after he made that video about his Blackness.
 
Like EVERYBODY here, he works where he feels most comfortable.
He prolly feels intimidated around strong Black nerds, due to a prior encounter.

If he is as y'all see him, what would you do in a meeting with him?
Give him props, keep it all positive and drop awareness of his achievements?
(I ain't say kiss up to him, just hold back on any critique).
Or ask him where are the other Black people and let him try to answer cogently.

He's young; give him time/space to grow into his Blackness.
:hmm:
 
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