{"id":31887,"date":"2021-04-11T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=31887"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:38:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T21:38:07","slug":"pacific-islanders-wont-be-safe-on-uber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/11\/pacific-islanders-wont-be-safe-on-uber\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Islanders won&#8217;t be safe on Uber?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Email received from the Righteous of Uber:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31888\" width=\"702\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66.png 875w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66-713x1024.png 713w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-66-768x1103.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break this down a little&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is heartbreaking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There is hatred and violence against Group A and Group B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We stand with our Asian-American friends, community, and team to strongly denounce these frightening and painful acts of hate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Uber stands only with Group A (Asian Americans). Group B (Pacific Islanders) can fend for itself with private cars, public transit, walking, or perhaps sheltering in place? (14 days to flatten the curve on racism?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately&#8230; &#8220;If you tolerate racism, delete Uber.&#8221; (is this another way to say &#8220;intolerance will not be tolerated&#8221; or is it more complex?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/05\/uber-stands-with-the-black-community\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27227\">Uber stands with the Black community<\/a> (but won&#8217;t hire more than 0.8 percent Black &#8220;teach leaders&#8221;); Uber&#8217;s only email to me on the subject of #BLM was in June 2020. Apparently it was &#8220;one and done&#8221; for what Uber said were &#8220;problems we have faced for centuries&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email received from the Righteous of Uber: Let&#8217;s break this down a little&#8230; The hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is heartbreaking. 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