do you think companies trying not to discriminate against minorities are actually discriminating against othrs

Question

I think some companies that are trying not to discriminate against minorities or women are actually discriminating against white males. They have certain quotas to make by hiring a certain amount of blacks and women. for instance, for every white man they hire they have to hire 2 women or 3 blacks. Don't get the wrong idea. this isn't a question based on racism or sexism, this is just a question asking if you think by trying not to discriminate against minorities and women they are discriminating against white men who may or may not be well qualified to handle the job they apply for. but above all I think the most qualified person should get the job.

Answer 1

Discrimination doesn't solve discrimination. Just like before, the people who benefit from it use whatever rationalizations they can lay their hands on to justify it, but it's still wrong.

Answer 2

No, the only thing those companies are doing is to eliminate the preferences that routinely have been given to white males. There sometimes seems to be the idea that a white male should get the job unless there is a very good reason to hire someone else. That's just silly. There are too many intangibles that go into a hiring decision, that's never going to go away, but the people who put some effort into seeing that white males do not always get a free pass should be commended.

Answer 3

The trend is moving away from affirmative action as it has now been in place long enough that people recognize that they must hire the most qualified - prices have gone up and generally, all companies are downsizing.

And, if someone can prove that they did not get a job they were qualified for, and someone who was not qualified received the job, they have a case to sue the employer.

Believe it or not, thanks to attorneys who have fought companies for this practice have made a difference in people hiring the qualified person as opposed to any other candidate, gender, race, age, and sex set aside.

Answer 4

Yes I think companies discriminate trying to obey the law. I agree totally with you that the most qualified person should get the position.

I also think companies discriminate against the handicapped, the disabled, older people, and veterans.

Answer 5

Yeah, but there is always more than one person well qualified for the job! That's one reason why discrimiation can occur, employers simply have to axe potential employees on the basis of irrelevant criteria...like tattoos, ethinicity etc. So the nature of attaining a job is inherently discriminatory - and the aspirant employees have to know that! Therefore, it really doesn't matter who gets the job (woman, gay, black or whatever 'minority') because it is going to discriminate somebody regardless of who gets the job..

Answer 6

Yeah. They ought to hire only qualified capable people who can do the job, never mind the race. But that's what started the problem in the first place.

Answer 7

it fairly is already happening. I truthfully have on no account considered something like this as a results of fact the chilly conflict whilst communists have been outed. distinction being, now the communists are on top of issues. GOPers do not DISCRIMINATE against MINORITIES. i desire somebody ultimately starts SUING people FOR those OBNOXIOUS risky CLAIMS. ITS previous. ITS A LIE. I labored in a purple state in a similar place for 27 years. I labored with Hispanics, blacks, Asians, whites, women, men, and gays. i don't comprehend WHO started THIS BS yet ITS fairly, fairly previous.

Answer 8

Simply? Yes. It's called reverse discrimination and it is prosecutable in a civil proceeding.

Answer 9

Absolutely. Libs have attached a lovely term to such discriminatory practices, it is called DIVERSITY.

How nice.

Answer 10

Yes it's call "Reverse Discrimination"......