When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.
“I’m entitled to make women who are victims of sexual assault remarkably uncomfortable and fearing for their safety! I demand compensation!”
“I only want white drivers” - some racist.
It’s the same fucking thing.
In this case the effect is so serious that you don’t really have a good option. It would be like if specifically Asian people were joining Uber trying to sexually assault men, I would probably do something to allow men to avoid Asians. It’s absolutely racist but at least I’m massively reducing the sexual assaults. The reason this doesn’t apply to race as much is almost every time something was blamed on race it was just a lie or completely misrepresented.
I understand the problem is real.
Discrimination is discrimination though.
Well in that case would you also be against affirmative action? I would also say that’s racist, but I also want the perspectives of other ethnicities, who likely grew up differently, when decisions are made. I think discrimination is sometimes just a necessary evil.
I’m in favor of affirmative action because it attempts to correct discrimination. It’s not racist; it is racial. Affirmative action acknowledges that discrimination has existed and takes measures to attempt to prevent it.
I also think there’s a lot of people on here thinking that I’m mad about the Uber decision. I could not give a shit less about it because I refuse to use Uber. I’m just calling a spade a spade.
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