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Old 07-25-2020, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by TexaninVA View Post
I agree in principle ... meritocracy is what is always best for society in the long run.

They used to do that when hiring for orchestras ... i.e. simply listen to a recording or whatever of the music being played by the applicant. That was recently deemed racist by the enlightened and now it requires showing your face, so to speak, so that the hiring decision can then proceed.


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Why would listening to an applicant;s music be racist? How do different racial groups manage to sound different when playing music?