{"id":977958,"date":"2021-11-06T19:43:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T23:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=977958"},"modified":"2021-11-06T19:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T23:43:43","slug":"im-a-caucasian-woman-microsoft-event-highlights-the-future-of-woke-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-a-caucasian-woman-microsoft-event-highlights-the-future-of-woke-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;I&#039;m a Caucasian Woman:&#039; Microsoft Event Highlights the Future of Woke Capitalism"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fim-a-caucasian-woman-microsoft-event-highlights-the-future-of-woke-capitalism%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=977958&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\/11\/trans-gender-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Microsoft\u2019s recent Ignite conference provided insight into the future of woke capitalism as presenters apologized for working in an office that is built on land previously controlled by Native Americans and introduced themselves by describing not only their pronouns, but their race and physical appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello, and welcome to Microsoft Ignite! We\u2019ve got a big day ahead and lots in store for you,\u201d said the host of Microsoft\u2019s recent Ignite event in which the company showcased its various new products and features. The host then continued: \u201cFirst, we want to acknowledge that the land where the Microsoft office is situated was traditionally occupied by the Sammamish, the Duwamish, the&nbsp;Snoqualmie, the&nbsp;Suquamish, the Muckleshoot, the Snohomish, the Tulalip, and other coast Salish people\u2019s since time immemorial.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Footage of the intro can be seen below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.64\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Woke Capital incarnate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KHlfMzjOt9\">pic.twitter.com\/KHlfMzjOt9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balajis\/status\/1456344147103653889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In another clip, the presentation hosts begin by introducing themselves not only by their pronouns, but physically describing their race and how they look. \u201cI\u2019m a caucasian woman with long blonde hair, and I go by she\/her. I\u2019m a product marketing lead here at Microsoft and co-host of the podcast Security Unlocked, with this guy \u201d says one host gesturing to the man beside her. He responds, \u201cI\u2019m a caucasian man with glasses and a beard, I go by he\/him and I\u2019m a security evangelist here at Microsoft.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.314381270903\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pseudonymous economy is preferable to ritualistic announcements of immutable characteristics. It would be more accessible for the disabled as well.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not everyone\u2019s ideal outcome, but it\u2019s far better than this.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uSDZnt2Vla\">pic.twitter.com\/uSDZnt2Vla<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balajis\/status\/1456347066263691265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The physical descriptions were reportedly an attempt to help visually impaired listeners:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5121951219512\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the flurry of comments I wanted to pause and say: Hosts and guests at Microsoft Ignite were provided the option to give a visual description. The intent was to provide those who are visually impaired or blind with a mental image for the event. This is similar to how one<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalia Godyla (@NataliaGodyla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NataliaGodyla\/status\/1456754603836407809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>People across social media were quick to ridicule the event and troll Microsoft over the new woke protocol its employees must perform. Some began trolling Microsoft\u2019s support chat, demanding that operators describe what they\u2019re wearing, what their ethnicity is, and acknowledge the various native tribes that may have been displaced hundreds of years ago in the same area that Microsoft\u2019s office is situated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.7692307692308\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Microsoft asked for this  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hvsYa5tauq\">pic.twitter.com\/hvsYa5tauq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1456707651409100800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Many posts across social media ridiculed the conference:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5294117647059\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Junior Soprano joins the new woke Microsoft Ignite team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tvIuWiQflX\">pic.twitter.com\/tvIuWiQflX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RhysHole\u270c\ufe0f (@rhyshalliwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhyshalliwell\/status\/1456409356811980800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2623762376238\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re hitting levels of wokery that were once thought to be impossible. This is truly uncharted territory into the minds of madness!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAcULRuCtg\">https:\/\/t.co\/uAcULRuCtg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Evans (@DaveTheEpic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveTheEpic\/status\/1456453964833173520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.9503105590062\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I cant even\u2026 the stupid is beyond belief<\/p>\n<p>Why would you need to describe yourself visually? For blind people? \u2026 which can&#8217;t use the products and are 0% of the user base? Why does the color of a shirt or skin matter in tech products?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MicrosoftIgnite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MicrosoftIgnite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ltKstfDFaP\">https:\/\/t.co\/ltKstfDFaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Witte (@zezba9000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zezba9000\/status\/1456484378855411717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.379104477612\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it good to help the disabled? Of course! Just like it is good to help victims of trauma\/assault, racial and sexual minorities. <\/p>\n<p>But common sense should come into play at some point! I shouldn&#8217;t have to explain why a habit of declaring ones race and gender in a meeting is bad!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Haider \ud83d\udc7e (@SarahTheHaider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahTheHaider\/status\/1456454801018036225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch more of the conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PraEcNDGSqY\">Microsoft\u2019s YouTube page here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><i>@LucasNolan_<\/i><\/a><i>&nbsp;or email him at&nbsp;<\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">lnolan@breitbart.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u2019s recent Ignite conference provided insight into the future of woke capitalism as presenters apologized for working in an office that is built on land previously controlled by Native Americans &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-977958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977958","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\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=977958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=977958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=977958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=977958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}