"The machines are revolting. And they're racist."
After all the people have been accused of racism, it's time to accuse inanimate objects of racism. The singularity is coming. Soon the machines will take over. And it will be crucial for social justice to make them own their privilege.
A Facebook employee in Nigeria has caused debate online after he posted a video of a soap dispenser he claims is racist, after it appears to not work for people with dark skin tones.
The clip was tweeted out by Chukwuemeka Afigbo and soon went viral after it showed the automatic soap machine dispensing as normal when a white man puts his hands under the sensor but when a man with dark skin tried it failed to work
Ladies and gentlemen, we have disparate impact.
He then held a white piece of paper in the same hands and the soap dispenser worked as normal to prove it wasn't out of soap or a one-off error.
Afigbo wrote on his tweet: "If you have ever had a problem grasping the importance of diversity in tech and its impact on society, watch this video".
Never mind that soap dispensers are usually triggered by movement, rather than by skin color. But no doubt some racist tech engineers deliberately built a soap dispenser capable of distinguishing skin color. That does triple its price, but it's worth it just to have a viciously racist soap dispenser.
Machines might be able to replace many professions. But they'll never be able to replace social justice crybullies.