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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
The difference is in making sure the disadvantaged group get the opportunities that they should get, even if it means giving chances when they may nore may not be entirely ready versus giving opportunities only to that group....or giving disproportionate opportunities...
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Why is it any different than the people in the majority frequently getting opportunities they are not ready for or did not earn? Why is it only a concern when a minority gets an opportunity they may not have earned?
Like I said earlier:
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Whenever it's 3 white males no one bats an eye. But if it's 3 women or 3 minorities or 3 gays then something must be askew in the system and things need to be fixed now.  |
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
The problem is that when it happens it is automatically questioned by many as being a function of some type of affirmative action. And that thought process is no more just that someone looking at all white male crews and saying "they're only there b/c of the good ole boy system".
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