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Pick whatever gender and/or race you like. That's just the most commonly used example. My point is just as in there have been and are people that are willfully
by supergeek133 6y ago
Pick whatever gender and/or race you like. That's just the most commonly used example.
My point is just as in there have been and are people that are willfully malicious and ONLY hire white men/women, it seems we have a hard time accepting there will be some willfully malicious enforcement of a policy such as "we need to make an effort to hire more outside of a gender or race group".
- raxxorrax 6y agoBut these people are the only racists you will find in general hiring, so here discrimination would make sense.
- jfengel 6y agoIndeed. It's very easy for people to say, "I'm sorry there's systemic discrimination against you, but it's your problem. Any solution that might affect me -- or somebody like me -- is discrimination against me, and that's unacceptable." That doesn't make quotas the right solution. More creativity is required, and varies by situation. Which is why I always bristle at the outright rejection of calls for hiring a more diverse group of people without even pretending propose alternatives. Reinforcing the status quo means perpetuating the racism, sexism, etc.