05-29-2020, 07:32 PM
(05-29-2020, 07:17 PM)Mer Wrote: You are correct. They're racist people everywhere against all races. Almost 20 years ago I moved back from Montana to Ohio. A guy that worked for the 5 Rivers Metro Parks was trying to recruit me to work for them because of my education and experience as a biological technician out west. The one thing he told me was, "When you fill out the application don't check Caucasian. Check other, because they won't even call you if they know you're white.". He was black. When I walked in for the interview their was a white guy and a black guy doing the interview. I'm blonde hair and blue eyed. They both looked very confused at me, then each other, then the paper work in front of them, and then back at me. I knew at that moment I wasn't getting the job. Unfortunately the guy that tried to recruit me explained that at that park district they hired to fill quotas not qualified people. And by the way, he was the manager of one of their largest parks.
The one good thing that came out of it is when my non-white students ask if I know what it's like to be discriminated against I can honestly look at them and say yes.
I'm actually glad they didn't hire me though because I'd have never realized my true passion which is teaching.
You are comparing one story from 20 years ago to 400 years of racism. Just wild. And by your own description that one story is why you can tell your students you've been discriminated against. It's not every day on a systemic basis. I hope it's biology or some type of science you teach, because you have a severe lack of understanding of the social sciences (which is what I teach).
