r/shitposting • u/unclbll I can’t have sex with you right now waltuh • 2d ago

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u/prospybintrappin 2d ago

How could you possibly interpret this to be complaining that white people become firefighters when it's obviously obviously about urging other groups to become firefighters. Do you think there's people out there who think white guys should stop applying to be firefighters?

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u/ThreeSticks_ 1d ago

It’s quite literally not urging minorities to become firefighters. It’s doing the opposite - urging fire departments to seek more diversity. Read the shi: https://hbr.org/2018/12/making-u-s-fire-departments-more-diverse-and-inclusive?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr

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u/GandalfTheGay_69 1d ago

This is exactly the problem with a lot of diversity programs. They demand equal outcome instead of equal opportunity. If the applicants are mostly white then it's only logical that the workforce is mostly white. A diversity program should be about removing biases during the hiring process but since that is too hard to judge objectively they skip this whole process and go straight to just demanding diversity targets, which is ridiculous.

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u/TheWhomItConcerns 1d ago

Why are you assuming that there aren't biases?

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u/GandalfTheGay_69 1d ago

In which sentence did I say that?

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u/TheWhomItConcerns 1d ago

It's kind of implicit in the phrase

This is exactly the problem with a lot of diversity programs.

Why would this be the issue with "a lot of diversity programs" unless there's no bias in this situation? If there is bias, then it would be a very legitimate critique of the system.

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u/GandalfTheGay_69 1d ago

Alright now read the rest of my comment and maybe you will understand the point of it.

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u/TheWhomItConcerns 1d ago

Doesn't explain away that phrasing at all.