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Old 11-24-2023 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Aeroengie
Respectfully, this is at best a short sighted take. Aside from the obvious faux pas of “forced equality” (this is equity, meaning equal outcomes which is truly a sickening concept) racial discrimination has been explicitly illegal in hiring practice for decades, and is a poor explanation for industry demographics. Are oil companies discriminating against women since you don’t see them in the fields?
Drunk driving has been illegal for a while too....

I would guess that there are vastly more male applicants, just as there is vastly more female teachers. It is only discrimination if the ratio of qualified minority applicants is different from the ratio of hired minorities. And yes, it would be discrimination too if more minorities were hired. But I am not sure if that is always wrong, if it was the other way around for a long time. Affirmative action was made illegal even in California, so I understand my position isn't popular.
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