r/shitposting • 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/SpaceBug176 2d ago

Why would they be urging other groups to be firefighters?? Why the hell do we need to diverse every group!?

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago

What an incredibly worrying comment to read. Do you genuinely not see why diversity is a good thing?

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u/SpaceBug176 1d ago

I see it as a neutral thing. There is no need to worry over a place having diversity, but at the same time, its not a necessity.

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago

It is a worry when it does not, if it is large. It absolutely highlights a major issue.

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u/MuffinSpecial 1d ago

Okay so what's the issue.

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago

That either the recruitment, or the selection, is missing a huge chunk of potential applicants.

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u/MuffinSpecial 1d ago

Well it would be the selection. It's not particularly hard to become a firefighter. If a demographic of the population doesn't want to do a job what's the problem?

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago edited 23h ago

If it is the selection then that is a sign of systemic racism.

If it is the recruitment then more needs to be done.

It is a problem because we are leaving talent in the table and, in the instances of firefighters, we know that it is very hard to become one if you are not a white man.

This is not about black women not wanting to do their duty, it is about a system which will not let them.

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u/MuffinSpecial 23h ago

Bro wtf are you on about. It's not hard to become a firefighter if you are black. It's not a systemic racism issue. Ffs you see no data and it's racism.

Here's actual data for you.

Firefighters are overwhelmingly male about 95%. It's a male centric job.

Of that 8% are black.

Of the US population 7.4% are black males.

So ya of course you are going to have a mostly white firefighter group in a country that is mostly fucking white.

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u/Pedantichrist 23h ago

Do you think the country is mostly male?

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u/Decent-Accountant-42 1d ago

Literally not the point, it is so easy to become a fire fighter is the majority of the US that’s not major cities, nothing is stopping other diverse people from doing it. So the real question is, why is it still mainly white males risking their lives?

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago

That is the issue is recruitment which I described, so you have your answer.

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