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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Losing a position (or whatever) to an equally or less qualified applicant entirely because she/he is a minority.
I have had it happen, but as I said to a friend at the time, "That's life. It's not like it hasn't happened the other way many, many times."
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Unfortunally reverse discrimantion does happen, poeple do not want some one screaming saying they did not get the job becuase they are _______. That is bad PR. So it is easier to high a lest qualified minority and fire them then hire an qualified person....
Don't get me wrong, just becuase they are a minority does not make them less qualified or becuase they are white makes them qualified.
My dad is native american, and that was on all my school records that I am Native American (thanks mom) I would get into they best programs when i knew there were more qualified person for the club/school/sport and then they would see me (I am very pale with green eyes, but I do have the thick hair and very high cheek bones of Native Americans) they would be shocked and then look at my Indian father and my Irish mother. I always wondered if I go in to the school I wanted to go to (private) if it was becuase of me or was was marked on the registar. They would look at applications and then narrow down and have interviews. I remeber the people waiting to be interviewed were mostly minorities, very full white people. That made me lost alot of self-esteem when I was younger.
Chris
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