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> FBs DEI program increased black and brown employees from 8% to 12%. Seems abysmal. and yet, why isn't this same standard applied to, for example, NBA players
by chii 2y ago
> FBs DEI program increased black and brown employees from 8% to 12%. Seems abysmal.
and yet, why isn't this same standard applied to, for example, NBA players[0]?
DEI isn't about equity, it's about affirmative action. And i am fundamentally against affirmative action.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_NBA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_NBA
- KPGv2 2y ago> why isn't this same standard applied to, for example, NBA players[0]? There's no way this isn't just disingenuousness on your part. Or do you really think there has been a historical, society-wide attempt to deprive white people of the right to play basketball?
- chii 2y ago> a historical, society-wide attempt to deprive white people of the right to play basketball? no one is depriving anyone's rights to apply and tryout, but there's certainly a lack of affirmative action in these teams. And no one bats an eye about it - it's only natural apparently. So i am asking why is this affirmative action must exist for companies hiring, but not for the NBA?
- gottorf 2y ago> do you really think there has been a historical, society-wide attempt to deprive white people of the right to play basketball? You can remove white people from the equation entirely, if it makes it easier. Asians comprise 6% of the US population and only 0.2% of the NBA, and it's much the same story in the NFL. Should then therefore be a concerted push to increase the number of Asian players in those leagues?