I've moved on as well, but I wasn't trying to single you out. My point is for the general audience (I'm a white dude btw). Let me try again...

Let's say a regional captain and his FO are down at the bar one night having dinner and the FO recognizes a friend who works at a legacy. A certain legacy whom the captain has wanted to work for all his life. The legacy guy comes over to join for a drink, the conversation ebbs & flows and overall goes well. As the evening progresses it turns out the legacy pilot happens to be on the hiring team. Bonus!

After awhile the discussion turns to hiring practices and the regional captain decides to get foaming at the mouth angry about a fraction of a fraction of pilots he believes is taking his job. "I'm owed this job, these kids and titties don't know a wing from an engine." Right.

Now...do we believe the well-connected legacy pilot will remember the fact that our regional captain was a check airman with 8,000 hours TPIC? Or will he remember that this dude decided to vent about the perceived reasons he isn't getting hired and showed an ugly side? It could go either way of course, but a bad attitude will leave a bad taste in a hurry.

Attitude. It's all about attitude is my point.

I'm no fan of affirmative action either. I also have buddies waiting for the call who are well qualified. But I've also heard guys first hand complain about this issue but refuse to do something about it. I don't know the formula nor the magic to getting a call but I do know this business is small and attitude goes a very, very long way.