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re: I'm glad the BLM crowd is so dedicated to equality
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:44 am to slackster
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:44 am to slackster
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Let me give you an example. There has been talk lately about the lack of black coaches at the NFL level. Considering a large chunk of coaches are ex-players, and the fact that blacks make up a significant majority of the NFL, they're pretty severely underrepresented at the head coaching level, but the reasons for that have nothing to do with racism. All 31 owners and the Green Bay president are white. It is perfectly reasonable to expect them to associate with mostly white friends - we all do that with our respective race and class. Hiring and firing coaches in the NFL is largely subjective, and as a result, it is subject to natural biases like hiring the white coach out of two otherwise equally-qualified candidates. If qualification for the position cannot be quantified, which is seldom the case, then bias and human nature will creep into the picture.
We think that blacks are usually better players in football and basketball and everyone is ok without some quota needing to be met. But thinking that whites are better at coaching is taboo. Why? Because there just need to be x number of black coaches? Does there also need to be x number of white players? Sorry but this is a made up injustice that people are just looking to bitch about.
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:52 am to Puck82
Or somehow you can point out that twice as many whites as blacks or shot by cops, but somehow that statistic is deemed irrelevant because there arent as many blacks in the population. So somehow, in the BLM mindset you are more likely to be shot if you are black. But the fact that 14% of whites are killed by blacks; wheras, only 7% of blacks are killed by whites is glossed over. Shouldn't that lead to even more outrage?
This post was edited on 7/27/16 at 9:53 am
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:55 am to Puck82
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Sorry but this is a made up injustice that people are just looking to bitch about.
It is a made up injustice in the sense that people paint it as some sort of conscious discrimination.
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Because there just need to be x number of black coaches?
No, but they're statistically underrepresented with respect to their sport. That is undeniable.
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Does there also need to be x number of white players?
No, but this is also a much more quantitative and objective job. Bigger, faster, and stronger players get the job. Coach is significantly more subjective.
All that being said, this is was just an example.
Getting the job as a stocker in a grocery store would be akin to playing in the NFL if there were open tryouts for stockers and the best guys win, but that isn't how it works. Instead, getting a job as a stocker is based on who the manager thinks will be the best employee based on a litany of subjective reasons. Stereotypes creep in. Bias creeps in. Human nature creeps in.
The same exact thing would be true if blacks were a majority of this country and represented a majority of business owners.
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