Agree with this statement about Black people?

[Gambino]

A person's name has nothing to do with their qualifications , period end of story.

the facts would lead me to believe other wise

 

[cindylou]

I have read this book ; are you talking about Freakonomics??

Take the book with a grain of salt.

I know that this point happens to be valid but there were sections of the book that I AMOST took offense. I had to give him the benefit of the doubt. He assumes parents raise their kids the way he did.

Did you read the section on abortions and its effect on the crime of that state??? Interesting stuff.

 

[blueta2]

A person's name has nothing to do with their qualifications , period end of story.

nor does color, religion or gender, but it's reality and it happens all the time.

 

[bigmann245]

nor does color, religion or gender, but it's reality and it happens all the time.

i mean how would you ever know if you got passed up for a job because of discrimination? yes it happens all the time and is sad.

 

[digimon7068]

i understand and it works both ways, but to personally think that way is shallow.

unfortunately, many people ARE that shallow. . .clothing and haircut don't "make the man" either. . .walk into a fortune 50 company for an interview sometime with a hoodie and a mohawk. . .they won't even hire you to sweep the floor. . .

 

[Gambino]

unfortunately, many people ARE that shallow. . .clothing and haircut don't "make the man" either. . .walk into a fortune 50 company for an interview sometime with a hoodie and a mohawk. . .they won't even hire you to sweep the floor. . .

yep
names mean a lot...notice how not too many peeps name their kids adolf or ponitus

 

[blueta2]

i mean how would you ever know if you got passed up for a job because of discrimination? yes it happens all the time and is sad.

you would never know. My plant manager used to sit with me after he interviews ppl. He would not hire blacks, women within child bearing years, women with kids or ppl who just were not "french and white enough"
It's all about the preference of the person hireing.
Personally, I would hire anyone qualified, I could care less about color, race or gender.
Now having said that, when I rent my apartments, I do discriminate.

 

[gjohnson5]

Your facts are all fucked up....

Show me one fact that states that ones credentials can be measured by their name

the facts would lead me to believe other wise

 

[rudeboyja]

I have read this book ; are you talking about Freakonomics??

Take the book with a grain of salt.

I know that this point happens to be valid but there were sections of the book that I AMOST took offense. I had to give him the benefit of the doubt. He assumes parents raise their kids the way he did.

Did you read the section on abortions and its effect on the crime of that state??? Interesting stuff.

yeah most stuff we read we need to take with a grain of salt, like newspapers, time magazine etc... Some of it makes for interesting debate though, and it's entertaining.

 

[Gambino]

Your facts are all fucked up....

Show me one fact that states that ones credentials can be measured by their name

show me a fortune 500 company with a ceo that has a afro-centric name
show me someon who has the name adolf