Kasz216 said:
Well. If you've actually done your research you'd know a few things. 1) Black owners and managers would rather hire White people then Black people. Are black people racist against themselves? Reasons why often stem from culture issues. Tied to race but distinctly different. YES! There is an actual racial divide within the black community; not only because of skin tone but also against the community as a whole. The community is in a very complex and turbulent situation. In general there is a prevelent belief... among most people, that American black culture is somewhat self destructive at the moment and problematic. It's not an unfair arguement. That is true Hence, why the interview process is important. This is also where research tends to fall apart... since it's almost impossible to get credible research on a interview basis. Most models that include an interview process tend to have huge flaws in it's research. This is where I did a lot of research. In an interview, as you wrote, biases tend to dissappear. However, it is in the initial reading of the resumes where most people are weeded out. This is why it is always a good idea to follow up persistently and ask for an interview. These are not "flaws", they are solutions. When you take out the interview process the "culture" issue doesn't go away. Culture is still a big worry. As such people fall back on stereotypes. Stereotypes exist for a reason. The problem is when stereotypes come in play even after exposure to the person wanting to be hired. 2) In some disciplines such as Law Affirmitive Action has been shown to hurt students rather then help them... as black students end up in Law schools "above their heads"... and tend to be in the bottom of their classes, and often drop out or fails the bar. First I would like to know what study that was, and why it was only certain disciplines that affected them. It is a proven fact that the majority of the black family is a single parent unit with no father figure. How would you expect someone to complete an ~eight year endeavor with 78 cents to the dollar and half the support of family members as well as a lower income bracket? 3) At one point racism against Asians was as bad as it was against blacks. Currently asians are actually the "best" race to be a part of employment wise. Pretty much everything but getting into a school. Asians actually tend to get hurt most by Affirmitive Action. Not to belittle the Asian-American experience, but I don't remember Asians being enslaved in this country for 200 years. Or not allowed to drink out of a water fountain or how they got sprayed with firehoses and chased by dogs just for marching for equal rights. I'm just glad black people still can't marry each other.... Yes Asians are no longer considered minorities, at least in the college application process. But that is also offset because they are in a higher tax bracket, have tighter family unit, and have a higher prevalence of college attendance.... statistically speaking. |
