ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world · 4 days agoRacists when they don't realize they're racistdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1974arrow-down112
arrow-up1962arrow-down1imageRacists when they don't realize they're racistdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agoIt’s a motte-and-bailey argument, in fact. The whole purpose of the “skill based hiring” argument is to serve as a comfortable retreat from the more controversial “black people can’t fly planes”.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 days agoIt is always based upon skills. DEI just asks employers to consider hiring outside white males. This is a bridge too far for racists.
It’s a motte-and-bailey argument, in fact. The whole purpose of the “skill based hiring” argument is to serve as a comfortable retreat from the more controversial “black people can’t fly planes”.
It is always based upon skills. DEI just asks employers to consider hiring outside white males. This is a bridge too far for racists.