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A majority of construction workers in San Jose, CA are Hispanic, as are the construction companies. Maybe they discriminate against Blacks. Maybe they also di
by anamax 4y ago
A majority of construction workers in San Jose, CA are Hispanic, as are the construction companies.
Maybe they discriminate against Blacks. Maybe they also discriminate against folks whose ancestors came from a diferent country. (Do Mexicans tend to like Columbians?)
That said, if there's discrimination in construction in San Jose, it isn't by whites.
- prawn 4y agoWhy would that discount its relevance? It just says that he faced discrimination. And why would a majority of Hispanic-dominant companies mean that the remainder wouldn’t discriminate? Presumably it’s something he raised as a challenge when interviewed.
- anamax 4y agoDid he say that he faced discrimination by whites? As to your assumption that Hispanics don't discriminate, you haven't spent much time with them. (They aren't as racist as Indians or Chinese, but that's a low bar.)
- prawn 4y agoWhere did I assume that Hispanics don’t discriminate?! I think every group would have a tendency to. I’m just saying that I don’t see where it’s relevant which group did, just that he faced discrimination and that it would be a relevant part of the “challenges” backstory.
- pessimizer 4y ago> That said, if there's discrimination in construction in San Jose, it isn't by whites. Is this an "as a white man"?