Originally Posted by Furloughedboi

It’s pretty interesting seeing both sides of the argument to this situation.

On the one, you have the defense of racism and sexism for the benefit of diversity. Personally, I’m truly unsure how the “equity” crowd does not see racism when it is used against white people.

I am all for equality, not so much equity. I don’t care about your diverse skin color or genetic background, I care for you as a person and your quality at your job. Forcing quotas inherently means you’re denying someone that is equally if not more qualified away over someone else.

America used to be the country where anyone can achieve anything if you work for it. For white men like myself who come from low-middle income parents, that is becoming less and less the case. It is very disparaging to continually see headlines and companies tell me that if I was black or some minority, I’d be a more desirable applicant. Disparaging that because I’m white it means I’m somehow privileged enough that I don’t need help. I mean, you have OBAP, the 99’s, WIA. GPA....can anyone point me to the straight white male association? Would airlines even put that group on their app? Does anyone realize that when I look for a group to join, there’s nothing out there?

Up until about 2 years ago, none of this bothered me. My parents taught me that my success is up to me. But now with COVID displacing me from work, and airlines like United and Alaska pledging affirmative action goals, it’s discouraging.

What’s even further disparaging is knowing there are people who would read this and shrug off the idea that a white guy is complaining, because apparently white people don’t have a right to. Too privileged

For all the folks at United, I believe there’s a moral obligation to stand up for racism and sexism. The reason all this stuff is happening to multiple companies is that no one speaks up (I would guess because of indifference or fear of not looking like a good person). This is racist nonsense and you can’t just sit by idly.