In Reply to: Yeah, but your scenario is kinda extreme. posted by Rick W on November 8, 2017 at 11:17:52:
It was extreme in response to the extreme, "Think about how black people sre [sic] the outsiders of our world" comment.
In what world does BubbaMike live in where black people are outsiders? Certainly not in the workplace I'm in, or any stores, hotels, or restaurants I frequent.
I believe he honestly believes that this heavy air of oppression still exists though, because we're being told it does, by people who make an easy living by keeping that concept alive, and keeping people angry. I'm not suggesting for a moment that racism no longer exists. But what I am saying is that it's in some people's best interest to keep the masses believing it's 99%, rather than 1%. Like Deep Throat told Woodward and Bernstein, "Follow the money".
As to your original post topic, if you have evidence of a stack of qualified resumes from minorities sitting on some magazine publisher's desk, being dismissed because the applicant is a minority, I'd say you have something. But otherwise, I see what you're suggesting as tokenism.
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Follow Ups
- Of course it was extreme - 1973shovel 11/9/1705:17:24 11/9/17 (12)
- RE: Of course it was extreme - Dale Clark 06:55:08 11/9/17 (11)
- C'mon, Dale. - Rick W 07:16:36 11/10/17 (9)
- RE: C'mon, Dale. - Dale Clark 14:49:39 11/10/17 (5)
- You're not Inmate51's brother are ya? - Rick W 21:39:11 11/10/17 (4)
- RE: "making hifi mags better and more interesting and attracting more, more diverse..." - Krav Maga 16:52:06 11/15/17 (1)
- I subscribe to Jazz Times so I know about that. Pretty good mag. nt - Rick W 09:55:25 11/16/17 (0)
- RE: You're not Inmate51's brother are ya? - SpotcheckBilly12345 10:28:32 11/15/17 (0)
- +1 (nt) - Charles Hansen 05:44:39 11/11/17 (0)
- In my opinion... - Charles Hansen 09:34:19 11/10/17 (2)
- RE: "About the only people that do are the minions of the ultra-rich" - 1973shovel 05:56:02 11/11/17 (1)
- RE: "About the only people that do are the minions of the ultra-rich" - Charles Hansen 06:07:43 11/11/17 (0)
- I completely agree - 1973shovel 04:11:32 11/10/17 (0)