Originally Posted by RJSAviator76

Do you know why those presumptions occur in the first place?

Because of the woke BS that the left perpetuates. The last 5 minority pilots I flew with all hate this “diversity and inclusion” quota goals for this very reason and all say the exact same thing - it creates doubt that they only got hired because of their skin color and not their merit. In other words, it takes away from their achievements. You are always leaving a doubt in their minds - “did I really earn this?” and you’re leaving doubt in other people’s minds whereas now anyone regardless of race and sex show up, you automatically presume they’re there on their own merit, after this wokism crap, the question will always be present “merit or race/sex?”

You can shout until you’re blue in the face that they “still earned it” but the reality stands that as long as there is a written and coded preference based on race and sex, that preference alone will always cast doubt on whether that individual has earned his or her spot based on merit or their skin color. And that’s not healthy for anyone.

Tammy Jo earned it. Mimi Tompkins earned it. Lou Freeman earned it. Thousands of others have earned it. Do we really need to take away from their achievements and accomplishments to make our white selves feel virtuous?