{"id":550459,"date":"2021-06-03T08:06:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550459"},"modified":"2021-06-03T08:06:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:06:30","slug":"google-refuses-to-fire-head-of-diversity-despite-furious-backlash-to-anti-semitic-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-refuses-to-fire-head-of-diversity-despite-furious-backlash-to-anti-semitic-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Refuses To Fire Head Of Diversity Despite Furious Backlash To Anti-Semitic Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-refuses-to-fire-head-of-diversity-despite-furious-backlash-to-anti-semitic-blog-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1207206237-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Google is refusing to fire a member of its diversity team after anti-Semitic comments he wrote in 2007 recently reemerged.<\/p>\n<p><span>Kamau Bobb, who\u00a0<\/span><span>is listed as the \u201cGlobal Lead for Diversity Strategy and Research at Google\u201d on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamaubobb.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, came under fire Wednesday when a since-deleted blog post titled \u201cIf I Were A Jew\u201d was uncovered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rather than firing him, however, Google has reportedly removed Bobb from his position as head of diversity, moving him to a \u201cSTEM research role,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/kamau-bobb-google-diversity-head-antisemitic-blog-post-2021-6\">Business Insider<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As noted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jews-have-insatiable-appetite-for-war-and-killing-googles-head-of-diversity-in-2007\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span>, Bobb wrote a blog post in 2007 in which he stated Jews have an \u201cinsatiable appetite for war and killing,\u201d adding that Israel had an \u201cinsatiable appetite for vengeful violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bobb reportedly apologized for the post, writing to the \u201cJewgler\u201d internal group at Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy blog is a place for my personal reflection on a number of complex issues spanning years. [R]eading it again and seeing the pain it\u2019s caused, I would like to respond directly and honestly,\u201d Bobb wrote in an email shared by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/02\/google-diversity-chief-under-fire-for-anti-semitic-blog-post\/\"><span>The New York Post<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLet me first apologize. what I wrote crudely characterized the entire jewish community. What was intended as a critique of particular military action fed into antisemitic tropes and prejudice. I think we can all agree, there is no easy solution to this situation. But that\u2019s beside the point. The way I expressed my views on that conflict were hurtful,\u201d Bobb wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy work here at Google is focused on expanding computing pathways through our interface with educational institutions. The world is leaving us all feeling unsafe and unsettled right now. I certainly don\u2019t want to contribute to that,\u201d he concluded. \u201cNone of this changes or excuses the words I wrote \u2014 but I am deeply sorry for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Business Insider then reported early Thursday that \u201cGoogle announced it\u2019s removing its global lead on diversity strategy and research from his post after it was discovered he\u2019d made antisemitic comments in a past blog post.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, rather than being fired, Kamau Bobb will instead be \u201creassigned to a STEM research role.\u201d In a statement, Google \u201ccondemned the past writings by a member of our diversity team that are causing deep offense and pain to members of our Jewish community and our LGBTQ+ community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThese writings are unquestionably hurtful,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThe author acknowledges this and has apologized. He will no longer be part of our diversity team going forward and will focus on his STEM work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his 2007 blog post, titled, \u201cIf I Were A Jew,\u201d as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/google-diversity-head-said-jews-have-insatiable-appetite-for-war\/\"><span>The Washington Free Beacon<\/span><\/a><span> reported, Kamau Bobb wrote, \u201cIf I were a Jew I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing in defense of myself. Self defense is undoubtedly an instinct, but I would be afraid of my increasing insensitivity to the suffering others. My greatest torment would be that I\u2019ve misinterpreted the identity offered by my history and transposed spiritual and human compassion with self righteous impunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf I were a Jew today, my sensibilities would be tormented. I would find it increasingly difficult to reconcile the long cycles of oppression that Jewish people have endured and the insatiable appetite for vengeful violence that Israel, my homeland, has now acquired,\u201d Bobb wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bobb also used the anniversary of Kristallnacht to criticize Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis reconciliation would be particularly difficult now, in November, 79 years after Kristallnacht \u2014 the Night of Broken Glass. The anniversary of this dreadfully monumental day in my history would bring me pause. It would force me to reflect on the legacy of extraordinary human suffering. I might wonder how the vicious eruption of cruelty in the mid-twentieth century has influenced the shape of my identity as a Jewish person and our collective identity as Jewish people,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When the news broke, StopAntisemitism.org responded, asking \u201c<\/span><span>How is the obscene, antisemitic bigot still employed there?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.038147138965\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;If I were a Jew I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be afraid of my increasing insensitivity to the suffering [of] others.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Kamau Bobb, head of diversity at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Google<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd2f How is the obscene, antisemitic bigot still employed there? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IzXQkAzmv9\">pic.twitter.com\/IzXQkAzmv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism.org (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1400065933083877376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is refusing to fire a member of its diversity team after anti-Semitic comments he wrote in 2007 recently reemerged.Kamau Bobb, who\u00a0is listed as the \u201cGlobal Lead for Diversity Strategy &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279021,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1207206237-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Google Refuses To Fire Head Of Diversity Despite Furious Backlash To Anti-Semitic Blog Post","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1207206237-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Google Refuses To Fire Head Of Diversity Despite Furious Backlash To Anti-Semitic Blog Post","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}