First of all, this is one of the few comments where I feel the need to stay anonymous.

That's because I strongly disagree with what is being said in large parts of this post. Let me explain to you what I mean and why I think the article misses the goal in a big way.

To give a few examples:

Of course black lives matter. But that's not because black people are subject to racism and are currently still not regarded as equal by many other people (probably mostly white ones). It's also not because black people have a history of suppression. It's because ALL LIVES MATTER, which includes black people without the need to mention them explicitly. And the focus on black people again points out the difference between groups of people instead of commonalities, while a focus on the latter could help to unite these groups, despite the things they do not have in common.
Of course women should be paid equally to men, and in general should have the same basic rights and possibilities in the world regardless of where they are living. But an all-women release squad again does not express this equality. An all-women release squad is not in any way better than an all-men one. In fact, it's maybe even worse, because the all-woman release squad is as far as I know the first one that explicitly excludes 50% of the population because of their gender, and argues that this explicit gender-based exclusion somehow helps promoting gender equality. Which it doesn't by any means.
Although I don't take illegal drugs (and haven't done so for a very long time), I am a strong advocate in the legalization of most, if not all, illegal drugs. That's because the "war on drugs" and the fact that drugs are produced by uncontrolled organizations in a very questionable quality to raise money for organized crime has done far more damage to our society than the drugs ever would have, if they were produced and distributed in the same predictable quality food and legal drugs are. But although this is a point of view that is probably shared by many members of the community (although I would not argue about the exact percentage), I would not EVER want this to be a topic that should be of interest to the WordPress community as a whole.

I believe that as The WordPress Community, we should concentrate on inclusion and equality. When we have public events, we should celebrate the diversity instead of forcing ourselves to the lowest common denominator. A community that tries to unite people by having them hide anything that could possibly offend other individuals inside of the community is a huge step in the wrong direction. And as a community, we even have a responsibility to not reduce people to something less than they are, as long as people do not harm or attack other people (not only in a physical way).

Then again, referring to last year's WCEU after party, condemning naked breasts (from a sexually laden movie) on a screen behind a show with a singer that is widely known for her sexually provocative acts and talking about objectifying women somehow misses the point.

Exclusion won't ever lead to more inclusion, just as war will never lead to more freedom in the world.

WordPress as a software already does an incredible job in keeping its mission statement to democratize publishing. That's because everyone can use WordPress to publish content and express their views and opinions. Any the comment function invites discussion, which also is an important part of every democracy.

To also say something positive about the post: Of the topics mentioned in the post, we should indeed care for and promote website accessibility, and how to configure and set up WordPress to help keep websites available in china despite the restrictions the government forces on its people. This is because this helps in the ability of our software's ability to serve all people with access to the internet, be it as content creators or visitors.

I want to end by quoting Evelyn Beatrice Hall (illustrating Voltaire's beliefs, which I share in this regard): "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!"