The Lunduke Journal of Technology · Bryan Lunduke
New Xbox VP a Good Example of Microsoft's Racist Hiring Practices
February 23, 2026·27 min·2 clips
White employees were crammed into a 'honky closet' to force them out under Indian management at Microsoft.
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A sharp Xbox hiring story expands into a forceful case about Microsoft and media.
This episode treats Microsoft's new VP of Xbox, Asha Sharma, as the hinge for a wider argument about racist hiring, AI-polished persona building, and the backlash that followed.
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