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Originally Posted by tvbound
The fact that white privilege does indeed exist and gives us a head start in life, is as I've said before, proved by most of us knowing deep down that our lives would have generally been harder had we been born with black skin. That doesn't mean that all whites have taken advantage of this head start, or that a lot of those born black haven't gotten past the inherit disadvantage, but to deny it isn't there-is to ultimately prove its existence.
IMHO, there are a lot of white people who are scared of movements like BLM (and not the rioting, looting, violence from the small percentage of those using BLM for cover, which everyone should condemn-but is not at the core of BLM) because they are afraid of having a level playing field.
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That made me laugh. Because I think there are many people in the workforce today that would welcome a level playing field.
Why? Because as a manger, I had to have a "diverse" person on any slate for any job posting. Part of my performance evaluation was based on how many "diverse" people I had on my staff. Leadership was also rated on their diverse staff. So minorities were promoted because leadership had to have a diverse staff. (it didn't matter if they were ready... or qualified... leadership found positions to promote minorities to make their numbers.)
So I'm sure all those people who were passed over because they didn't have the "bonus points" of being a minority would say.... "bring it on." Because they would LOVE a level playing field. (I am 100% sure of this).