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From my observations, many seem to willingly turn a blind eye/deaf ear to the struggles faced by other fellow Americans. To quote the great Ben Folds, "it ain't easy being male, middle class and white".
Signed,
A flight deck liberal.
Hey man, I don’t think anyone is denying that people struggle or that racism exists in the pilot profession. What many, including myself are against, is the notion that somehow there is deep rooted, institutionalized racism amongst pilots just because the demographic tends to be white/male. Racism exists everywhere, in every country in the world. I fact, I’d say America is one of the most tolerant countries in the world, but you wouldn’t think that looking at the “news.” Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Based on some of the garbage I've heard spewed on the flight deck, I don't think it's UNREASONABLE to say that a fair number of pilots are bigots or at the very least, lower case "r" racist. From my observations, many seem to willingly turn a blind eye/deaf ear to the struggles faced by other fellow Americans. To quote the great Ben Folds, "it ain't easy being male, middle class and white".
Signed,
A flight deck liberal.
The charge of racism is thrown around way too loosely these days. It is like the boy who cried wolf and undermines those who actually have legitimate claims of discriminatory behavior against them.
Finally, the airlines are very up front about participating in <insert minority> pride/history month. You would think that any question about institutionalized bigotry in the airline industry would be debunked but let’s face it, you can’t win against some people.