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"The qualifications for a good job, whether on an assembly line or behind a desk, mostly revolved around integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along"*
by anortons 10y ago
"The qualifications for a good job, whether on an assembly line or behind a desk, mostly revolved around integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along"*
* also being male, White, straight, Christian
...As though the 50's were the bastion of fair hiring practices.
- defen 10y agoThat's not a refutation of the article, unless you think that 50s-style "integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along" hiring practices inherently preclude women/non-whites/non-straight/non-Christian people. Your comment reads like you're just trying to score cheap diversity points against the standards of 60 years ago instead of engaging with the point of the article.
- serge2k 10y ago> unless you think that 50s-style "integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along" hiring practices inherently preclude women/non-whites/non-straight/non-Christian people. You don't?
- throwaway1923 10y agoTIL integrity and work ethic are sexist or racist.
- afarrell 10y agoWhat actually matters is perception of "integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along", because people can only make decisions based on their perceptions. Many* assert that the 1950s was a time when people widely believed that Negroes were shiftless, Queers were deviant, and women were hysterical. If you believe this, then it is natural to conclude that a Black man needed to be twice as hardworking in order to overcome the priors of those around him. * including myself and pretty much everyone I know.
- omonra 10y agoSo basically nothing good ever happened before NOW because people held views you disagree with today.
- defen 10y agoThat's still utterly irrelevant to the article. Unless your claim is that the increased workforce participation from reduced discrimination today inherently leads to a "war on stupid people". Otherwise it's just a nitpick on a small point that doesn't detract from the article and invites off-topic comments like mine.
- powera 10y agoIt's a lot easier to have above average jobs for everyone when you only care about 20% of the population.