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The specific thing I was thinking, was that the guys who got in after them probably had their own stories of being "the 2nd or 3rd black guy in an IBM office" -
by goldcd 7y ago
The specific thing I was thinking, was that the guys who got in after them probably had their own stories of being "the 2nd or 3rd black guy in an IBM office" - which I'd have thought would likewise be a source of pride to them and their families.
Then this appears, which might indicate that they might (maybe didn't happen, maybe not to this candidate) have had the interview answers given to them. It potentially taints.
- bdamm 7y agoFolks sometimes say two wrongs don't make a right, but when I look at this kind of thing and try to put myself in the shoes of a person that's experienced race-based bullying their entire life and are trying to edge up any way they can and against pretty much all odds, it looks less like a wrong and more like opportunism.
- kortilla 7y agoYep, but it doesn’t help any arguments about a minority being as technically capable when they are literally cheating to get in.
- bdamm 7y agoI've met brilliant technical people from every race I've ever thought to recognize. I don't need any further argument to understand that there are brilliant individuals of all races.
- golemiprague 7y agoWell, nobody believe black people achieved whatever they achieved fairly even today. We all know that many of them are admitted into universities and work places to increase diversity and not because of their skills or capabilities. So even if someone is skilled and capable most people will suspect he is there because of affirmative action
- yawaramin 7y agoSo, you read this article which talked about how Thomas Watson and IBM helped Nazis perpetrate genocide, and the 'taint' you're worried about is a few black people who might have been helped to get a job? You've got to be joking, right?