Affirmative Action

[WriterDom]

Almost all the major corporations are run by White men.

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Would you expect different considering that blacks are only 12% of the population? Should we limit NBA teams to only 2 black players?

 

[EthiopianPrince]

Are you offering to turn over 12% of major corporations to black people? I would accept that and consider it a fair trade to reduce blacks playing in the NBA to 2.

 

[sexy-girl]

i just wanted to add that its a myth that untrained people get jobs because of AA ... or people that aren't qualified for the job


they dont give jobs to people just because they are black they have to be highly skilled for the job too ... like someone says they get the job when there is two equally skilled people and one is black and one is white ... and that only happens when the company has a problem with not proportionally employing enough black people anyway

 

[Sir Alex 4 U]

Are you offering to turn over 12% of major corporations to black people? I would accept that and consider it a fair trade to reduce blacks playing in the NBA to 2.

But therein lies the rub. Athletics, not to include coaches and management, is one of the few areas where pure ability rules the hiring practices.

As an ex-elementary school teacher is my experience that minority parents often don't encourage their children to pursue the same level of academic success. (Possibly the reason why fewer minorities go on to receive higher degrees and higher commercial success.) Until the changes start from the very foundations of society, nothing will change the dominance of "white" control of corporate America.

 

[Sir Alex 4 U]

i just wanted to add that its a myth that untrained people get jobs because of AA ... or people that aren't qualified for the job


they dont give jobs to people just because they are black they have to be highly skilled for the job too ... like someone says they get the job when there is two equally skilled people and one is black and one is white ... and that only happens when the company has a problem with not proportionally employing enough black people anyway

I personally don't believe in the concept of equally qualified people. There is always one which stands out for any number of reasons. If not purely on qualifications, which is a possibility, then on personality, meaning a better attitude, disposition or ability to relate to workers or clients.

 

[miles]

Okay kiddies

How many people here who are telling us how AA or EEOC works have firsthand knowledge of how it's applied, administered, and audited?

Based on some of the posts here, I doubt there are more than a couple, at best.

Affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions.

It is not a myth that minorities are frequently hired or promoted on the basis of race.

It's a fact.