> This phrasing suggests an base expectation that a black person needs to prove they could get it done [like a white person could].
Your response suggests a base expectation that a white person doesn't have to prove they can get it done. The realities of the job market suggest otherwise. Turns out, with a /very narrow/ set of exceptions based on direct nepotism, white people too must go through interviews, demonstrate some capability to do the job, and undergo performance reviews which might lead to termination if their performance is lacking on the job.
A common occurrence in DEI circles is to look at the experiences of the top 0.01% of society, notice that these extraordinarily wealthy families have children who go on to have absolute silver-spoon up ass level privilege in the workplace, and then extrapolate that for the many millions of people who constitute the other 99.9% of society. It doesn't matter in America if you're white or a man, it does matter if your daddy has a last name that is known publicly as part of high society and your family net worth starts with a B.
The basic reality is that EVERYONE must prove themselves. With the exception of the most wealthy and privileged minority of society, nobody is given shit just for being born.
Thanks for the considered reply. I agree that everyone must prove themselves on their own merit.
But the op did not say, "The first one was someone who proved she could do the job". They said, "The first one was someone who proved black people could get it done".
Your response suggests a base expectation that a white person doesn't have to prove they can get it done. The realities of the job market suggest otherwise. Turns out, with a /very narrow/ set of exceptions based on direct nepotism, white people too must go through interviews, demonstrate some capability to do the job, and undergo performance reviews which might lead to termination if their performance is lacking on the job.
A common occurrence in DEI circles is to look at the experiences of the top 0.01% of society, notice that these extraordinarily wealthy families have children who go on to have absolute silver-spoon up ass level privilege in the workplace, and then extrapolate that for the many millions of people who constitute the other 99.9% of society. It doesn't matter in America if you're white or a man, it does matter if your daddy has a last name that is known publicly as part of high society and your family net worth starts with a B.
The basic reality is that EVERYONE must prove themselves. With the exception of the most wealthy and privileged minority of society, nobody is given shit just for being born.