45 upvotes, 3 direct replies (showing 3)
View submission: Update to Our Content Policy
Because it's neaningless, and honesty degrading. Hiring someone based off of something they have no control over insults their actual ability and skill. It's just a pathetic attempt at pandering.
Comment by Something22884 at 30/06/2020 at 19:07 UTC
-1 upvotes, 2 direct replies
well the dude has degrees from Yale and stuff. He probably does have actual skill, at least as much as any white dude from Yale, possibly more.
It's not like they hired him literally only because he was black and nothing else. It's not like they would have just as easily hired a homeless, illiterate black dude.
Assuming that he has no skills and no worth and his only value is to be black is honestly kind of racist. If nothing else, he still had to compete against, and get the job over, a bunch of other black dudes / women at least, and that's without the social networks that white people have.
Why don't we give this dude a chance, and then judge him fairly based on his merits? Isn't that what we're supposed to be all about? Prejudging him is literally the definition of prejudice.
If he ends up being useless, then he can be fired. And if he ends up bringing a lot of value to the company, even if it's just by reassuring investors, advertisers, and customers that there is minority representation, then he's worth it. I mean, it's a business, I doubt they're going to do many things if it doesnt make them money.
TLDR - let's wait and judge this guy on his merits. Isn't that what any of us would want if we were in that guy's shoes? Isn't that the fair and right thing to do and what we want?
Comment by darps at 01/07/2020 at 21:44 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Hiring someone based off of something they have no control over insults their actual ability and skill.
Like that doesn't happen, consciously and subconsciously, most of the time.
In order for companies to hire people based on "ability and skill", you have to normalize a diverse board; expectations are informed by reality. So this is a step in the right direction.
Also don't pretend they hire literally anyone just because they are black. It is not a problem for a company to want to diversify their management. Acting as if that's not necessary because "well we don't see color here, anyone can get in by merit!" is impressively ignorant.
Comment by Tylermcd93 at 30/06/2020 at 12:23 UTC
-12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Okay but how do we actually know that this person doesn’t also have those requirements? Was there an actual statement that came saying they’re unqualified but black? Or are they black and also qualified? Because it is absolutely a good thing to hire a black person just because they’re black if they also have the requirements for the job, over a white person who has those same qualifications.