10-31-2017, 04:29 PM
(10-31-2017, 04:06 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Enough of the round and round; perhaps I'm too idealistic in my approach. Pat stated they are a private organization and can hire based on their preference. Affirmative action is one thing and the benefits of it can be disputed; however, the message that this woman sent to her staff is wrong in both wording and intent and I have zero idea how that can be disputed.
That's your opinion, you're certainly entitled to it. I disagree.
In an ideal society, we wouldn't use race in hiring, but everyone does it in one way or another because we aren't an ideal society. The question is whether we continue to allow our implicit biases to rule the day, or whether we acknowledge them and actively work against them.
