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And now we can add yet another mechanism that destroys meritocracy by being openly prejudiced against people based on their skin color and gender. Only the old
by malvosenior 8y ago
And now we can add yet another mechanism that destroys meritocracy by being openly prejudiced against people based on their skin color and gender. Only the old forms of advantage still exist. The rich white men are still getting jobs based on their networks, but now poor and middle class white men are rejected purely based on who they are, not what they've done.
- yongjik 8y agoWell, on the brighter side, when a poor/middle-class white guy gets hired, they no longer have to suffer the soul-crushing agony of "Did I get hired because of my skin color? What will my coworkers think of me?" What is good for the goose...
- haha9993 8y agohow do you suggest we even out the playing field after 100s of years of institutionalized racism? institutionalized racism affects generation after generation. but somehow you want to tell those affected, "everything is fair now, move along"
- malvosenior 8y agoAs one of those affected (see my other comments on this thread), I want to be judged on the output of my work and not on my skin color.
- haha9993 8y agothat is OK for you. but may not be OK for everyone affected.
- malvosenior 8y agoThere are multiple people here saying the same thing. Paternalistic silencing of minority people’s actual opinions is definitely a form of racism. You should probably take that into consideration before speaking for others.