22 Jun 21
@no1marauder saidSeeing as you have no first hand observations about the realities of today's culture, your opinion means nothing. I actually see some stuff first hand and I can tell you that the black people who I have seen succeed or not succeed do so on their own merit.
That's utterly ridiculous.
22 Jun 21
@eladar said"Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and research shows the strategy is paying off.
Today there is no systemic racism, unless you mean anti-white racism. Perhaps you had a point in the 1960's but not today.
In fact, companies are more than twice as likely to call minority applicants for interviews if they submit whitened resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t."
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews
22 Jun 21
@eladar said"An algorithm widely used in US hospitals to allocate health care to patients has been systematically discriminating against black people, a sweeping analysis has found.
Today there is no systemic racism, unless you mean anti-white racism. Perhaps you had a point in the 1960's but not today.
The study, published in Science on 24 October1, concluded that the algorithm was less likely to refer black people than white people who were equally sick to programmes that aim to improve care for patients with complex medical needs. Hospitals and insurers use the algorithm and others like it to help manage care for about 200 million people in the United States each year."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6
22 Jun 21
@eladar saidLMAO!
Seeing as you have no first hand observations about the realities of today's culture, your opinion means nothing. I actually see some stuff first hand and I can tell you that the black people who I have seen succeed or not succeed do so on their own merit.
Anecdotal claims from someone with the positions you have espoused on this board are utterly useless and unbelievable.
22 Jun 21
@no1marauder saidDoes it help them to get hired? Or do they go and have their skin lightened like Michael Jackson?
"Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and research shows the strategy is paying off.
In fact, companies are more than twice as likely to call minority applicants for interviews if they submit whitened resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory ...[text shortened]... ose that don’t."
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews
22 Jun 21
@no1marauder saidSo the people who look at the resumes are the racists. Once they get the interview, then the racism no longer exists.
It helps them get interviews and if you don't get an interview, you don't get the job.
@no1marauder saidSo choosing to use a more anglo name does not do much good.
Nothing in the article supports such a conclusion.
I doubt they are choosing Scandinavian names. Ingemar does not seem very white to most Americans.
But as you say, it does not do any good since as soon as they show up and their skin color is seen, they do not get a job. That is the picture you like to paint.
22 Jun 21
@shavixmir
Environment is huge, but the huge part is the family or lack there of for the kids and the rest of the people in the neighborhood. When you are dealing with a culture of drug dealers and strippers, academic success is not very likely.
22 Jun 21
@no1marauder saidThey are teaching that COLOR MATTERS and we should observe it and act upon it.
What "racism"?
Of course, "it's the point" when you accuse someone of acting "racist" to show that they aren't by the standard definition of the word.
It's racism.