"It was to combat the then-existing blatant inequality in the workplace, and the theory set forth was that in a truly equal world where, say, 70% were white, 15% were latino, and 15% were latino, that a large company needed to also represent that number, because if they didn't then it would mean there must be some prejudice going on. Which was 100% true back then (And clearly even today)"

>I find this theory flawed: 50% of the entire world is male and the other half is female. I look at the membership of vgchartz and I see men outnumber women at a ratio of about 5 to 1.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Male&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Female&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

Males comprise about 83% of the members of this website, a figure seriously distant from the 50% global figure.

Am I to conclude vgchartz is conspiring against female members? That there is a prejudice against women that drives them away?

I don't think so. I think, on average, more men than women are interested in video games thus we end up with this disparity: men are more likely to explore a website like this one and then create an account. I find it too hasty that we conclude there is wrongdoing based solely on such a superficial disparity.

"It was to combat the then-existing blatant inequality in the workplace, and the theory set forth was that in a truly equal world where, say, 70% were white, 15% were latino, and 15% were latino, that a large company needed to also represent that number, because if they didn't then it would mean there must be some prejudice going on. Which was 100% true back then (And clearly even today)"

>I find this theory flawed: 50% of the entire world is male and the other half is female. I look at the membership of vgchartz and I see men outnumber women at a ratio of about 5 to 1.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Male&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Female&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

Males comprise about 83% of the members of this website, a figure seriously distant from the 50% global figure.

Am I to conclude vgchartz is conspiring against female members? That there is a prejudice against women that drives them away?

I don't think so. I think, on average, more men than women are interested in video games thus we end up with this disparity: men are more likely to explore a website like this one and then create an account. I find it too hasty that we conclude there is wrongdoing based solely on such a superficial disparity.

While I disagree with how Runa presented their argument, racial prejudice is a very real thing. You can't really handwave all of this country's racist employment practices by blaming minorities without really swallowing the poison pill of racism. While I can tell that this post is at least somewhat facetious, the extent of your hyperbole borders racist stereotypes of "black people are lazy, entitled criminals", or perhaps crosses that line, which leads me to question how close these exaggerations fall to your true beliefs...

Either way, this really isn't a good look.

I hope you don't think affirmative action exists solely as a way to get minorities jobs over whites or something. The program and concept was implemented not to create imbalance, but to encourage employers to diversify since that just wasn't happening; it was a response to the reality that minorities USED to be passed over due to, you know, being minorities. It was to combat the then-existing blatant inequality in the workplace, and the theory set forth was that in a truly equal world where, say, 70% were white, 15% were latino, and 15% were latino, that a large company needed to also represent that number, because if they didn't then it would mean there must be some prejudice going on. Which was 100% true back then (And clearly even today)

White Nationalists and lowkey racists tend to use this as an excuse to demean minorities, tacitly endorsing the idea that whites are inherently superior and that the only possible explanation is that affirmative action is taking away jobs rightly deserved to white folks. While it's certainly true that there WILL be examples of this working against some people who are rightly better qualified regardless of who or what they are, it doesn't happen nearly as often as you might think. Every system CAN be abused, there's no doubt about that and I'm not pretending this is not a concern, but this narrative about Affirmative Action being a way to fuck white people over is just...it's not okay. 

Basically what it boils down to it: White folks have been in control so long that the idea of anything existing that could challenge that power is scary. And when white people have been so goddamn terrible to every minority under the sun for as long as there's been white people and sun and non-white people existing in the same area, it's a terrifying prospect. Especially when you consider the counterbalances needed to make things fair. So many people loudly sharethe idea that 'I'm not a racist, so why do I have to face reparations for my ancestors', and I get it. I do. I didn't desecrate the burial sites of the first nations. I didn't enslave black people. I'm not the type to belittle women and I'm certainly not the type to gay bash. Hell, I've fucked more guys than girls. 

But the reality is that we can't trust those in power to not discriminate. They did that for ages, and it literally never worked. Even when the LAW mandated equal treatment, minorities were still subjugated. BLM and many of these other SJW initiates are a living response to the idea that, while the LAW states that all people are equal, the reality is that this is not the case. As long as bigotry continues to exist and those in power continue to use it to their advantage, we NEED things like Affirmative action to counterbalance it. While it's not a perfect system, we don't live in a vaccuum where we can trust those in power to not abuse it. 

Affirmative action and diversity inclusion in all manner of life are needed. If we don't push for these agendas, history tells us that those in power will continue to discriminate against minorities and silence the voices of those not white, male, and straight. You can argue all you want, this is the reality of the world we live in.

"It was to combat the then-existing blatant inequality in the workplace, and the theory set forth was that in a truly equal world where, say, 70% were white, 15% were latino, and 15% were latino, that a large company needed to also represent that number, because if they didn't then it would mean there must be some prejudice going on. Which was 100% true back then (And clearly even today)"

>I find this theory flawed: 50% of the entire world is male and the other half is female. I look at the membership of vgchartz and I see men outnumber women at a ratio of about 5 to 1.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Male&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Female&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

Males comprise about 83% of the members of this website, a figure seriously distant from the 50% global figure.

Am I to conclude vgchartz is conspiring against female members? That there is a prejudice against women that drives them away?

I don't think so. I think, on average, more men than women are interested in video games thus we end up with this disparity: men are more likely to explore a website like this one and then create an account. I find it too hasty that we conclude there is wrongdoing based solely on such a superficial disparity.

"It was to combat the then-existing blatant inequality in the workplace, and the theory set forth was that in a truly equal world where, say, 70% were white, 15% were latino, and 15% were latino, that a large company needed to also represent that number, because if they didn't then it would mean there must be some prejudice going on. Which was 100% true back then (And clearly even today)"

>I find this theory flawed: 50% of the entire world is male and the other half is female. I look at the membership of vgchartz and I see men outnumber women at a ratio of about 5 to 1.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Male&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/members.php?name=&gender=Female&keyword=&country=&type=&order=Last+logged+in

Males comprise about 83% of the members of this website, a figure seriously distant from the 50% global figure.

Am I to conclude vgchartz is conspiring against female members? That there is a prejudice against women that drives them away?

I don't think so. I think, on average, more men than women are interested in video games thus we end up with this disparity: men are more likely to explore a website like this one and then create an account. I find it too hasty that we conclude there is wrongdoing based solely on such a superficial disparity.