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I'll tell you what I'm tired of, the incessant white male pity party!
As for affirmative action... There has never been a reverse discrimination case where a top white male candidates has been denied a position in school or employment. The situation invariably involves a mediocre white candidates who believes they are entitled despite their basic mediocrity.
Apparently it's not only "whitey" complaining, but it seems that Asians are tired of working hard to get good grades, but Black folk with inferior grades are picked instead! The model minority is losing patience | The Economist
I'll tell you what I'm tired of, the incessant white male pity party!
As for affirmative action... There has never been a reverse discrimination case where a top white male candidates has been denied a position in school or employment. The situation invariably involves a mediocre white candidates who believes they are entitled despite their basic mediocrity.
I know of a school system (heh, heh) where for a few years there was such an overwhelming effort to hire minority administrators that some incompetents were hired. But after a few years a sense of balance returned and those hired or promoted were deserving, and --- at that point -- the Whites that were passed over should have been passed over, yet they complained about it being affirmative action.
Most politicians: white male
Most police officers: white male
Most judges: white male
Most CEOs and top executives: white male
Most university leaders: white male
Most church leaders: white male
Most leaders in banks and financial institutions: white male
Most lead actors and top positions in Hollywood: white male
You personally may not feel particularly privileged but white males as a group are.
I think that would be more effective in pointing out gender discrimination than racial discrimination.
So it was wrong when it was done in the past, but now it has to be done again...because why? So the people who didn't actually do any of that stuff back in the day (because they weren't alive) have to suffer for their actions?
Funny, I was thinking of posts like yours last evening.
It occurred to me how many White people (particularly conservatives, but not limited to conservatives) who are very into claiming some sort of linear heritage with the thinking of the Founding Fathers, or the principles of the Revolutionary War against a tyrant 3,000 miles away, or the wisdom of Lincoln, or the glory of their grandfathers fighting in WWII, or the adjustment of their immigrant relatives to becoming real Americans, or some other historical phenomenon. But then when it comes to slavery and racism suddenly throw up their hands basically saying, "It wasn't me; I wasn't even around".
It gets exasperating to see multiple threads that involve obsessing and complaining about Blacks.
Some seem obsessed with that demographic. The culture in general, i.e., mannerisms, music, fashion, food, AAVE, community issues, history. Perhaps the privileges are not as easily obtained as they once were. Or, maybe they're not fulfilled within their own lives and see an outlet to blame.
Some seem obsessed with that demographic. The culture in general, i.e., mannerisms, music, fashion, food, AAVE, community issues, history. Perhaps the privileges are not as easily obtained as they once were. Or, maybe they're not fulfilled within their own lives and see an outlet to blame.
And it's an unhealthy obsession at that. Most of what I see in these threads involves complaining and alot of anger. If not anger, some passive-aggressive mentality involved. I feel like alot of what gets said on the threads is stuff some people won't say in public.
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