I agree with Derek's dad on most point...

Exactly. He did bring up a lot of good points. Obviously there is some physical tests involved with certain jobs, like firefighters, so this isn't possible with everything but I always thought that the only way we could achieve eqality in hiring is to have "blind" interviews, where the interviewer and interviewee can't see each other. In this way, the only way to determine who is the best fit would be based solely on the resume/qualifications and how the interview actually goes. I know this isn't really that feasible in a lot of aspects but it would certainly dissolve many of the problems.

The "ni66er *beep* line was used specifically to make sure that Derek's dad was perceived as a racist. It was necessary because he made some sensible arguments. In fact many arguments in this movie were sensible. That's the danger of racism. And its allure because superficially it CAN sound like it makes sense.

There was a time when I would only date women with blonde hair and blue eyes out of fear that such features would eventually be breeded out and there would be no more blonde haired blue eyed people left in the world. I convinced myself that it was my duty to continue the line and help maintain the racial diversity of our species (we can't run out of blonde haired blue-eyed people. that would be horrible!). Was that racist? Of course it was.

Ultimately, we needed Affirmative Action. We still need it. Just as we needed to integrate our schools. It's not about giving preferential treatment because of race, but opening the door for equal opportunity in the future. No, it's not right to hire those who score lower.It's also not right to prefer a white candidate over an Hispanic one who scores equally. But it's necessary in order to diversify the workforce in all facets service and industry. It may not be helpful right now, but it has and will continue to open up the door for the best candidates in the future, regardless of race or color.

Fighting racism with racism. Weird, huh?



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You opened up another can of worms. "He could have been frustrated that he had to work with blacks and they actually were more qualified." You're throwing in scenarios that don't even apply to the argument. The problem is affirmative action. We shouldn't be mandating equality. it just makes everyone look like a bunch of a$$holes. Like derek's dad said, you want the best man for the job. white or black it doesn't matter. but just because the government mandates a certain quota of African Americans needs to be met is ridiculous. And the minorities who endorse AA are just making the issue more perceptually real. So in essence you didn't really say sh!t, you just flopped the topic on its head.

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Umm, there is nothing wrong with wanting the best people possible to fill a job. Hiring someone who isn't as qualified as someone else simply because they are a certain race isn't a good thing. That's why I was talking about blind interviews. In that way the best candidate gets the job and the candidates race isn't a factor because the person making the decision doesn't know.

No idea what that even means

Go back to Stormfront

You shouldn't have "black literature" or "white literature" at all. That the teacher was making the distinction in the first place is actually that I would have addressed if it was my kid.

Second, affirmative action is actual real discrimination and the details of the test score have no bearing on the argument. In fact, they call it "Positive" discrimination in Europe. Every day minorities are put in jobs over more qualified white people, and that's not right and it never has been. You can't fix discrimination with more discrimination.

I assume it was based on only on a written test. If a physical tests were used, clearly the black candidates would score higher. You know the old "run faster", "jump higher" thing my grandpappy told me about

My faith in humanity is restored a bit seeing people call Derek's dad a racist, and not saying "he's just not politically correct." The scene was effective for showing how dangerous half-truths and misconceptions e.g. affirmative action leads to unqualified people- this is illegal in the US and there is little evidence to suggest this happens. Most cases of AA involve a qualified minority being selected out of a pool of qualified candidates.

Anyway, it shows how these misconceptions can lead to resentment and racism, while also disguising this prejudice.

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