I will say that in recent years that the industry has become dominated by one particular ethnic/racial group. This has happened in parallel with the "diversity movement". Not long ago, a company, for whom I no longer work, put out statistics to tout how well they are doing with regards to diversity... The report literally showed that technology was comprised of 92% of people from this one particular racial/ethnic background, 3% white women, 2% white men, I forget what the breakdown of the other 3% was... The thing is I look at that and say "That is NOT diversity". I've known quite a few white men in the industry who were very talented, some that I have hired, and they were pushed out of their job, never to work in the industry again. That's a problem, and that is NOT diversity, that is also a form a racism.
There is an idea out there being pushed by some people that ONLY white men can be racist because only white men have the power to act on their prejudice. This bizarro idea is called power + prejudice = racism. If you want to see some of the most absurd thinking about racism, look it up... From reading this thread, I suspect there are some folks here that subscribe to this ideology. The thing is, it really justification for an extreme form of racism against white men. Racism is bigotry against people of any race and can be practiced by anybody of any race or gender. No matter how you want to try to spin it or sugar coat it, its still stinks.
I understand what you are saying. However, implicit bias is more impactful upon others when it comes from me, a white man, than it would be if I were black or a woman or both. Women and minorities have to put up with every day shit that white men don't have to. I respect your sentiment but let's not suggest that we are all on a level playing field. Because of this, we are not all going to react the same way to events. If we can recognize and respect each other, that would be helpful.
So I do not agree that the Giants organization is any more racist than any other well meaning organization in a position of power. But let's not suggest that white privilege doesn't exist. The NFL is one of those areas in our society (along with the military) where merit rules, so integration is farther along than, say, on wall street.
Daniel Jones reeks of white privilege. Duke does as well. I think this is really unfair to him as a person and I hope this does not become a defining narrative. I also don't approve of the systemic racism that clearly exists in our society.
There is an idea out there being pushed by some people that ONLY white men can be racist because only white men have the power to act on their prejudice. This bizarro idea is called power + prejudice = racism. If you want to see some of the most absurd thinking about racism, look it up... From reading this thread, I suspect there are some folks here that subscribe to this ideology. The thing is, it really justification for an extreme form of racism against white men. Racism is bigotry against people of any race and can be practiced by anybody of any race or gender. No matter how you want to try to spin it or sugar coat it, its still stinks.
I understand what you are saying. However, implicit bias is more impactful upon others when it comes from me, a white man, than it would be if I were black or a woman or both. Women and minorities have to put up with every day shit that white men don't have to. I respect your sentiment but let's not suggest that we are all on a level playing field. Because of this, we are not all going to react the same way to events. If we can recognize and respect each other, that would be helpful.
So I do not agree that the Giants organization is any more racist than any other well meaning organization in a position of power. But let's not suggest that white privilege doesn't exist. The NFL is one of those areas in our society (along with the military) where merit rules, so integration is farther along than, say, on wall street.
Daniel Jones reeks of white privilege. Duke does as well. I think this is really unfair to him as a person and I hope this does not become a defining narrative. I also don't approve of the systemic racism that clearly exists in our society.
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yeah I am still waiting for it too.
He is clueless!
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I sold mine on Facebook Marketplace for just below $200 and an already used Chick-fil-A gift card.
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Such a good take.
You're right. There's no general advantage at all to being white or a man in America.