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> The VP gave an interview last Monday, some woke people thought they found some misplaced word, and she was almost cancelled during the week, until Nubank conceded defeat

From what I read, the VP said Nubank was trying to increase diversity, do you know why that comment was considered racist?

I still can't understand after reading on 3 different news websites.

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She used the expression 'nivelar por baixo', something like hiring by the lowest common denominator, it sort of implies that most underrepresented minorities would be candidates below the bar for the company.

She did mention they have some training initiatives to combat this.

But the 'leveling' comment can sound quite elitist, Nubank requires high levels of english proficiency amongst other high bar criteria, most underrepresented minorities have very limited access to these resources.

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