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Calling it a lower bar is a completely disingenuous interpretation, when the reason for such policies in the first place is that the bar for entry is much highe
by digging 2y ago
Calling it a lower bar is a completely disingenuous interpretation, when the reason for such policies in the first place is that the bar for entry is much higher for minority groups to be hired.
- em-bee 2y agotrue but the problem here is how the programs are perceived. even if i had to pass a higher bar to get into university, when i realize that the bar is lowered to get a job, then how i got into university doesn't really matter anymore to me or to my new colleagues. so all the problems that come with the bar being lowered still do apply
- Ferret7446 2y agoIt's not though? Discriminating based on minority status is illegal, and affirmative action is an explicit exception to allow discrimination (at least in education; in the private sector it should in theory still be illegal but it's not/rarely enforced).
- Slyfox33 2y ago"Discriminating based on minority status is illegal" Are you actually suggesting that there isn't discrimination in hiring? If its not a company policy then you wont be able to prove that you were discriminated against. I don't know how you can sit here and say it doesn't happen.
- digging 2y ago> It's not though? Discriminating based on minority status is illegal Hm, then I guess nobody does it.
- commandlinefan 2y agoWell, no... they do the opposite and they aren't exactly subtle or circumspect about it.
- commandlinefan 2y ago> the bar for entry is much higher for minority groups ... no, it isn't - the entrance requirements are the exact same for everybody.
- digging 2y ago> the entrance requirements are the exact same for everybody. What a beautiful fantasy, where humans don't make biased decisions.