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> status quo - which in the US is the power of white upper class Christian men Did you know that the White House staff is 154 [1]/474 [2] Jewish, and 44% ethni
by NoRelToEmber 3y ago
> status quo - which in the US is the power of white upper class Christian men
Did you know that the White House staff is 154 [1]/474 [2] Jewish, and 44% ethnic minority [3]? That means Jews (2.4% of US population [4]), are 32% of White House staff, while non-Jewish whites (55% of US) are just 24%.
For perspective, Asian-Americans are 5.9% of the US, so if they were as well represented as Jews, White House staff would be 78% Asian.
Would you care to re-evaluate who the US status quo favors? If you're not convinced, I encourage you to apply the same analysis to the Ivy League. You'll find similar numbers.
[1] https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1658519373881933833 https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1658519373881933833
[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/July-1-2022-Report-Final.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/July-1... - these are roles such as policy advisors, director of congressional outreach, director of labor engagement, etc., not security or housekeeping.
[3] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/women-make-up-60-white-house-staff-diversity-total-44-2021-07-01/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/women-make-up-60-white-hous...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews