Fri Mar 8, 2013, 08:52 PM
alp227 (30,738 posts)
How do I response to a white friend's tweet about colorblind hiring?
I (an Asian-American) just found this from a friend's twitter: "The fact business, government, and law enforcement still hires by race or gender is pathetic...If you can do the job well and in a professional manner, then you are right for the job."
I don't quite know how to respond to this. He's slightly conservative too. How do I articulate how race/diversity matter in the workplace without asserting that it's discriminatory to do so?
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TimberValley | Mar 2013 | #4 |
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 08:59 PM
lunasun (20,848 posts)
1. do not bother imo If the person is tweeting this they already have a strong opinion and they want
everyone to know it!
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Response to alp227 (Original post)
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 09:04 PM
ZombieHorde (29,047 posts)
2. Often times, I think conservatives want to live like
we live in an ideal world without actually creating an ideal world.
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Response to alp227 (Original post)
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 09:26 PM
southernyankeebelle (11,304 posts)
3. You could say only a racist would say something like that. But on the other hand
let it go. Sometimes you just can't reason with stupid. I will tell you in the long run "silence is golden". That speaks volumes. You are right of course that diversity is the spice of life. I can't image my life with just one boring group of people.
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Response to alp227 (Original post)
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 01:05 PM
TimberValley (318 posts)
4. both sides of the coin need to be addressed.
while you can't have a workplace that is all-white (or all-Asian, or all-black, or all-Hispanic, for that matter,) an employer also shouldn't hire a less-qualified minority applicant over a more-qualified white applicant for the sole reason that the minority is of a minority race.
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