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Mark Nicol

That's very true.

I think the point in the video that I've probably not expressed well is that if you get a bunch of people together who see the world from a similar place then it is going to end up missing out on other perspectives and viewpoints from people facing different challenges. It is only about colour in that white dudes get an easier ride in our current society than women, people of colour etc.

I think regardless of character it is too easy to see a personal baseline as the norm especially when surrounded by other people coming from a similar place. I'm not accusing anyone of anything I know I've not been guilty of in the past and despite best intentions will probably be guilty of in the future.

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Frank Carr

My point is that an idea should be analyzed on its merits, not on the ethnicity or gender of the person(s) who came up with the idea. Even worse is making that aspect the centerpiece of criticism.