Comments on: Debunking the ‘Affirmative-Action Myth’

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:29:56 +0000

I agree with Colin Powel. It has been my experience that minorites are overlooked for positions even if they are the most qualifed for the position. The majority of employers interviewing applicants are white , they are most likely to higer a white applicant even if they are not the most qualified for the position. HR turns their head to these selections. We need afirmative action as well as other monitoring devices to assure minorites are getting a fair chance. I also believe this very point is is a major contributor of why Black unemployment is is higher than whites. There are minorites who meet education and experience requirements who want to work but still are not selected.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:57:50 +0000

Responding to “who benefits” I agree with the article. I had thought previously that it was white women who benefitted the most. I can see when we add the verterans who are given extra points into the equation that white men would outnumber white women. Thanks for the update. Keep up the good work. It always amazes me the misinformation that is presented as “fact” to keep the status quo in place.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:06:08 +0000

I have been against racism and discrimination for over 40 years, long before it was considered “ok” to do so. I applaud our first female African-American CEO, Ursula Burns and our first bi-racial President, Barack Obama, they are both long overdo but so is a female President; both a male and female Hispanic President; a male and female Asian President; and good Lord a male and female American Indian President.

The efforts to be inclusive and encourage diversity in the workplace are GREAT but I believe in my heart that our society must embrace all people and cultures throughout our society but NOT just in the workplace.

Let me ask you why is it that even though Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday is a legal holiday that many businesses are still open (not so on Thanksgiving or independence Day) and the parades throughout these lands are filled with African-Americans and politicians? We do we still have segregated neighborhoods and schools that we do not really talk about much any more because it is not politically correct?

Let us celebrate our country’s diversity everyday everywhere and in every way!! It is only than that we will truly be nearly as good as we so often arrogantly say we are!

Respectfully Submitted

James Moyer, Sr.
Second Generation U.S. Marine Veteran

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:15:26 +0000

I would agree with Ward Connerly, if bias in hiring didn’t exist. I can’t tell you how often I have heard smart, educated people involved in the hiring process tell me why certain people are right for jobs, based on gender, race, age, etc.
My questions to Ward Connerly would be, “what are you doing to erase bias and discrimination in hiring, and what do you do when you find bias and discrimination in hiring?
“hiring the most qualified person,’ is a myth