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Look, I've added my age...
Seeya.
I enter as many as I can and finish as high up the field as possible! :-)
I just hate racism and I also hate people who assume they are discriminised just because they aren't in the limelight.
amazed to see this debate still going strong, and for the most part being taken seriously,though i've got nothing against having a laugh at racism/racists etc.
steve,
just to echo dodge's question.who do feel plays the "victim of racism" card to be in the limelight?
don't think dodge or myself were being narrow minded at all.no offence taken
Now is that a racist statement?
If looks could be could be classified like all those above, we would have lookist as well. Why are the cover girls always good looking? Or graduate employees at city professional firms. They never employ ugly graduates. (they do however employ black ones).
Just because I don't have the answer to your question doesn't mean there isn't one...
-- Capt. Janeway, Star Fleet, USS Voyager
For instance, on a government form they ask;
Are you: British, White & Black Caribbean, Irish, White & Black African, English, White & Asian, Scottish, Black & Asian.
Now why do they need this information? Surely it is better to select people NOT knowing this information? But because they have statistics to keep up with, they discriminate against the poor soul who happens to be in the wrong ethnic background. Regardless of skills of ability.
Why do they have to keep statistics? Because they know that if they don't employ enough of one group they will be accused of racism.
When I employ people for a project, I don't want to know what colour they are, where they are from, their age, their religion, I don't even care what their name, I just need to know their skills!
And who are 'normal people'? To disregard an accusation of racism as PC nonsense from meddling do-gooders who are just p**sed off cos they're not in the limelight is exactly the kind of attitude that ensures we still live in a racist society.
Correct me if i'm wrong.
Anyway, your sex and ethnic background are important.
"To disregard an accusation of racism as PC nonsense from meddling do-gooders who are just p**sed off cos they're not in the limelight is exactly the kind of attitude that ensures we still live in a racist society. Correct me if i'm wrong."
You're wrong, Carold. It happens all the time, unfortunately. There are those who automatically think that they didn't get the job/promotion/whatever simply because of ethnicity/religion etc and not because of competence. Such people promote racism by finding it where it doesn't exist.