"Disgruntled Customer" wrote in message
news:11au80c3fvqvo14@corp.supernews.com...
> "Stan de SD" enscribed:
>
> > I see your problem, DC. You're one of those holier-than-though,
> > hypersensitive assholes who thinks that any outcome other than what YOU
think
> > should occur in your little utopian world MUST be the result of
intentional
> > discrimination and bigotry. Apparently the concept that some groups are
>
> It's not always intentional. Companies dedicated to EEO and AA because its
the Right Thing
> use the mechanisms because they realize they could have unconscious
biases.
No, they are "dedicated" to EEO and AA because their HR and Legal staffs are
constantly harping on them to avoid potential lawsuits and government
sanctions by making sure they keep a paper trail showing they are going
through all the hoops. BTW, that INCLUDES putting qualified job candidates
that they would otherwise be happy to hire right away on "hold" until they
can shop around for more "minorities" to keep people such as yourself from
whining and crying. Thanks for sharing that you have NO clue how the real
world works...
> Everyone has their prejudices.
And you're no exception...
> > "underrepresented" because perhaps they are not as likely to have the
skills
> > or training to land a particular job is too much for your little
one-track
> > mind to handle. :O(
>
> The difference whether you control your prejudices, or they control you.
I guess being prejudiced against people who are not qualified is wrong, so
in essence you're arguing that competence should not be used as a criteria
for hiring, right?
> Your "concept" is explicitly racist.
YOUR concept is definitely idiotic. You ignore the fact that there are
different levels of aptitudes, abilities, and even interest in given areas
among different groups, then scream "racism" when the outcome isn't
"representative". We once had an administrator at a community college who
had a similar mentality to yours. She decried that blacks were
"underrepresented" in students transferring to math and science programs in
the UC and CSU systems, and one of the instructors asked her how she
expected 12% of the students accepted to these schools to be black when only
2-3% of the students in those programs were black to begin with? I recall
that out of nearly 1000 students in the natural sciences department
(Chemistry, Physics, Biology) there were maybe a dozen black students - and
half of those were Africans. Fact of the matter was that black students
simply weren't intrested in that academic track, despite the effort of the
CC to offer all sorts of minority "outreach" programs to minorities.
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