Executive summary: Organizations should be allowed to set standards for acceptable behavior and exclude those who don’t meet them, including banning racists from conferences, as this is less exclusionary than allowing their presence.
Key points:
A thought experiment about “Pants Shitters” at conferences illustrates how allowing a disruptive minority can effectively exclude others.
Organizations have the right to set behavioral standards and exclude those who don’t meet them.
Banning racists from conferences is justified as they are more harmful and exclusionary than the hypothetical “Pants Shitters.”
There is no way to create a truly inclusive space that welcomes both racists and their targets.
Most major organizations already have policies against extreme disruptive behavior, including overt racism.
The author argues that if banning “Pants Shitters” is acceptable, then banning virulent racists is even more justified.
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Executive summary: Organizations should be allowed to set standards for acceptable behavior and exclude those who don’t meet them, including banning racists from conferences, as this is less exclusionary than allowing their presence.
Key points:
A thought experiment about “Pants Shitters” at conferences illustrates how allowing a disruptive minority can effectively exclude others.
Organizations have the right to set behavioral standards and exclude those who don’t meet them.
Banning racists from conferences is justified as they are more harmful and exclusionary than the hypothetical “Pants Shitters.”
There is no way to create a truly inclusive space that welcomes both racists and their targets.
Most major organizations already have policies against extreme disruptive behavior, including overt racism.
The author argues that if banning “Pants Shitters” is acceptable, then banning virulent racists is even more justified.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.