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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

He didn't just blurt it out, it was at a conference about diversity in journalism ffs . Now, perhaps you could criticise the conference itself but how people are managing to criticise someone for speaking openly about lack of diversity at a conference set up to discuss diversity is beyond me. Engage your brain boxes people. Some things are acceptable to discuss in certain situations under certain parameters that you wouldn't just casually come out with on a random Tuesday. There's literally no issue with him talking about diversity at a diversity conference. What was he supposed to talk about? The most robust lawn grass species? Bees?

It's more the way it was phrased than the content. If he expressed a desire to see more diversity in his workplace, it would be a bog standard Thought in 2023. Saying that the amount of white people affects his mental health makes him sound like a racist.

As it was a written speech and not an outburst makes it a bit "worse" - it means the statement was written down, and (presumably) survived several drafts, without he or anyone else thinking it could do with a tweak.