There is a such thing as being the "token" minority. It's racism all the same...and it's not a brand new version of it, people of minorities have been used as tokens in a lot of things for hundreds of years, just as they have been discriminated against. Both are aspects of racism, neither are exclusive of each other. Both reinforce stereotypes...etc.
Affirmative action offers incentives for employers who, when deciding between two qualified professionals, they won't always give the upper hand to the familiar and comfortable face, and will give a second look at someone unfamiliar- such as a woman, or someone with a disability, or someone of a disadvantaged race. It's silly to think that if you are a white neurotypical decent looking male that you are judged on merit alone. Quite the opposite! You already have an upper hand...even if born poor, once you're in the interview room, wearing a suit, the employer will base their first impression on your looks. Then your mannerisms. And then finally your merit. They see a black man wearing a suit and c'mon, black men don't make good first impressions unless your trying to intimidate someone. Also, the chances a black man even makes it to the interview room are slim, given unequal access to education and networking in the first place...
If the playing field wasn't leveled a bit, and this is the nasty truth, thousands of minority professionals would not exist. Thousands more wouldn't even try. And it is likely the civil rights movement would have more fire still, which in my opinion, would be a good thing. I would rather people see society for what it is than imagine that because they hired a black person, all is well.
All is not well.
All is horribly, wretchedly, fucked.
It doesn't bother me that things are fucked....make do with what we got eh? What bothers me is the culture of sheer delusion and selfishness which we live in. No thanks to the fucking catholic church! AHHHHHHHHHH!>>N<D>JKBFJKBKH>S?TB:ABCLAHVcf l
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