Reply to: Racial Discrimination

[SueEllen]

Jeff Maginty did it ever occur to you this thread is not about you?

[EternalOptimist]

Yes. That is the logical conclusion. Of course being anti-racist simply means that you think racism is tulip, and that people who are racist are incorrect in their views. You don't have to be an activist or anything like that.

Well, I am not anti Manchester united. And now I am deflated to find that it means I am united fan

wot a bummer

[Jeff Maginty]

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[NotAllThere]

So you are saying if you are not anti racist you are racist?

Yes. That is the logical conclusion. Of course being anti-racist simply means that you think racism is tulip, and that people who are racist are incorrect in their views. You don't have to be an activist or anything like that.

[Troll]

You're either with us, or against us.

indeed

[mudskipper]

So you are saying if you are not anti racist you are racist?

You're either with us, or against us.

[Troll]

UKIP has declared itself non-racist. Not anti-racist, but non-racist. As in "I'm not a racist myself, but I've nothing against those that are. In fact, many of my friends are racist". (Taken from that pillock Jeremy Hardy, but nonetheless mildly amusing).

So you are saying if you are not anti racist you are racist?

[NotAllThere]

UKIP has declared itself non-racist. Not anti-racist, but non-racist. As in "I'm not a racist myself, but I've nothing against those that are. In fact, many of my friends are racist". (Taken from that pillock Jeremy Hardy, but nonetheless mildly amusing).

[xoggoth]

I wonder if these antidiscrimination laws are not causing as much problem as they are supposed to solve. Some may be genuinely worried about getting rid of or disciplining unsatisfactory minority staff. If we hand any group an excuse to blame others for their own failures some will take advantage of it.

[Spacecadet]

A case of protesting too much, I think.

AKA "I'm not racist but..."

[BlasterBates]

OK that happens, and it´s bad, but it doesn´t happen everywhere, just need to go and look how successful Wipro is. The main problem is that the market is bad. This PM sounds like someone that no-one would want to work for. I think the vast majority of PM´s and particularly in large companies will actually look very favourably on ethnic minorities, because if they don´t HR gets on their back.

There are quite a few contractors who can´t get work at the moment. I submitted a very low bid recently and was rejected out of hand, and they noted that there was an awful lot of candidates. I would suggest he looks for a permie role, where he should stand a much better chance.

[NotAllThere]

Sorry if this is taking the thread off-topic slightly, but...

I hate it when someone tries to smear me by accusing me of being racist just for questioning mass-uncontrolled-immigration. It's nothing to do with race or skin-colour or religion or country of origin. It's a simple matter of: The country is full. We cannot afford to keep allowing hundreds-of-thousands of foreigners to come here to stay permanently and give them free money (benefits). There is an issue of culture & values, which is simply: if you don't respect our culture and values, then you're not welcome here (when in Rome...), but that has nothing to do with skin colour.

I am not racist. If I was interviewing three British candidates for a job, one black, one white and one yellow, the one with the best skills, experience & personality match would get the job, regardless of skin colour. Nuff said!!

A case of protesting too much, I think.

[TestMangler]

Why, were there bullsh!t merchants back then too Grandma?

The OP is talking out of his arse and you'll probably find that he's been banned from this forum before.

Wot He Said......

[Troll]

The OP is talking out of his arse and you'll probably find that he's been banned from this forum before.

..Yup

[SimonMac]

This is not going to be popular but a decent man I know whose Grand Father fought in the 1st West Indian Regiment in WWII ,His father was in the RAF and he now is a 3rd Generation British Black Man.
He's a CCIE he's a JNCIE and was contractor but can't get work and I'm surprised he can't get work even though he's dropped his rates.

It get's worse I gave him a tip off for a role which I though he was a shoe in for.
The guy who interviewed told the intermediary who gave me the tip he doesn't hire Blacks.

Is there anything I can do ?

On a serious note there is no way that doesn't put your reputation with the agent or client at risk too, if you feel strongly lodge a formal complaint with the company over the hiring managers head.

Alas racism is still very prevalent in this day and age, my mum is extremely racist, even so much now that she has made her self sound ridiculous.