You won't believe what Upworthy's co-founder overheard today

[dorkzilla]

Overheard in WeWork Soho, to Latina lady: "We're about to launch our website, and we need a picture of our support team, but we need some diversity -- we're all just white dudes. Would you be willing to pose as part of our team?"

Yeah…we fucking live in a post-racial America


http://valleywag.gawker.com/you-wont-believe-what-upworthys-cofounder-overheard-t-1523193597/@laceydonohue

[xfundy]

1. On the one hand, it's not surprising they're all similar

given the fact that that's how it usually happens. But to be douchey enough to try to fake it so transparently is amazing.

They could have used old tricks, like highlighting "ethnic" surnames and lighting some with less fill lights. It's worked before. But these guys are just dickbags from the start.

Still begs the question of inequality in general, but that they'd recognize a need to fake inclusion in marketing so late in the game, rather than admit who they are, shows the level of integrity better than any math could demonstrate.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. Yuck.