Reply to: Is it cos I is white?

[KathyWoolfe]

Not new.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiculti

mul·ti·cul·ti
Pronunciation: \ˈməl-tē-ˈkəl-tē\
Function: adjective
Date: 1991

My bad, in my defence I would say that I am usually the last to know about any new trend etc going.......

[Sysman]

I saw a great phrase coined by a comment to last weekends' Jeremy Clarkson column in the Times.

This person coined the phrase "multi-culti" so be one of the first to use in your street!.

Not new.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiculti

mul·ti·cul·ti
Pronunciation: \ˈməl-tē-ˈkəl-tē\
Function: adjective
Date: 1991

[Gonzo]

That happens everywhere.

Ever gone into a large shop in London and noticed all the staff are one ethnicity, and it's not do with the products they are selling.

Hmmm. That got me thinking - there is absolutely no cultural diversity among the staff at my local Indian restaurant.

The Government should be doing something about this

[bogeyman]

When I was on the bench for 15 months prior to this contract I attended one of those "training courses" the DSS send people on.

They said that if you are disabled (and each application form has those "cultural diversity" questionnaireswhich includes the question - "do you consider yourself disabled") you are virually guaranteed to get an interview at least!

That's interesting Kathy.

So is it sufficient to 'consider' oneself disabled nowadays?

I think I could probably qualify on those grounds.

[KathyWoolfe]

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Who knows? I could end up being the Mayor of London. Failing that, I'd still get on Newsnight Review a couple of times a month.

This plan can't fail

When I was on the bench for 15 months prior to this contract I attended one of those "training courses" the DSS send people on.

They said that if you are disabled (and each application form has those "cultural diversity" questionnaireswhich includes the question - "do you consider yourself disabled") you are virually guaranteed to get an interview at least!

[realityhack]

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Nineteen Eighty-Four used to be a novel; it became an augury; then it was a manual; now it is a tick list. There doesn't seem to be much outstanding.

Sage stuff...

[miffy]

I'm gonna wear a giant afro for my next interview.

Just to be certain that I'll get the gig.

Will feedback on the outcome...

[SueEllen]

I'm all for this.

If I ever find myself in an interview looking at 2 equally qualified people. One a white male and the other a woman of child bearing age I'll be wondering how the **** she slipped through the net at application stage.

Your a contractor not a permie.

Therefore if a woman of child bearing age slips through it doesn't matter cos the client ain't paying maternity benefits.

[Sockpuppet]

I'm all for this.

If I ever find myself in an interview looking at 2 equally qualified people. One a white male and the other a woman of child bearing age I'll be wondering how the **** she slipped through the net at application stage.

[sasguru]

I saw a great phrase coined by a comment to last weekends' Jeremy Clarkson column in the Times.

This person coined the phrase "multi-culti" so be one of the first to use in your street!.

This has been used by the Germans for years - spelt "multi-kulti".
Plagiarism!

[BrowneIssue]

Oh! The crushing bloody irony of that statement.

It's not irony, it's just truespeak.

Nineteen Eighty-Four used to be a novel; it became an augury; then it was a manual; now it is a tick list. There doesn't seem to be much outstanding.

[bogeyman]

I'm told this already happens in London, e.g. look at the staff of many councils. I'm told some are virtually closed shops.

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Who knows? I could end up being the Mayor of London. Failing that, I'd still get on Newsnight Review a couple of times a month.

This plan can't fail

[SueEllen]

I'm told this already happens in London, e.g. look at the staff of many councils. I'm told some are virtually closed shops.

That happens everywhere.

Ever gone into a large shop in London and noticed all the staff are one ethnicity, and it's not do with the products they are selling.

[Platypus]

Employers would be able to give jobs to women or ethnic minority candidates in preference to other applicants

I'm told this already happens in London, e.g. look at the staff of many councils. I'm told some are virtually closed shops.

[KathyWoolfe]

I saw a great phrase coined by a comment to last weekends' Jeremy Clarkson column in the Times.

This person coined the phrase "multi-culti" so be one of the first to use in your street!.