Larry Harvey discusses lack of racial diversity and the allegation that Silicon Valley bosses in luxury camps are destroying the festival’s egalitarian ethosBurning Man founder Larry Harvey has countered criticism of the lack of racial diversity at the festival by saying that piece of the reason there are so few black attendees (known as burners) is that “I don’t assume black folks like to camp as much as white folks”.
In an interview with the Guardian,Harvey vowed that “we’re not going to set racial quotas”, defended the presence of rich Silicon Valley executives at the festival, or said he will personally go undercover this week to investigate the luxurious camps of ultra-wealthy tech bosses said by the unique York Times to boast chefs,air conditioning and servants.
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Source: theguardian.com