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> There's no point in having your quota of "people of colour", as the article puts it, if the business model is unsustainable and leads to people being fired an
by erikpukinskis 10y ago
> There's no point in having your quota of "people of colour", as the article puts it, if the business model is unsustainable and leads to people being fired anyway.
Your assumption is that people of color have nothing to bring to the table; that white people are better suited to helping create sustainable business models. The label I would use for this belief in the absence of reliable evidence is "white supremacy", although I understand that's a difficult word for many to swallow. You can call it "mild white supremacy" or "subconscious white supremacy" if that's a little more palatable. I don't intend it as a slur, although I know it will feel that way to some. I am using the term because I believe it is the most accurate term for describing the belief.
- anjc 10y ago> Your assumption is that people of color have nothing to bring to the table I didn't say, or even imply, this. I said that it makes no sense to put significant management and administrative resources, within a failing company, into something which will not help the company succeed. I'd say the exact same thing if we were talking about a company full of Japanese people in Japan, or black people in Kenya, or whatever. If they find it difficult to hire and retain women (which the article states), then they can put that to the side while they ensure that their company does not die.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoHow do you know they don't need the women to survive?