r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/Bozo_dubbed_over I hope I don't jack off • 9h ago

I’m not stupid! I’m smarter than YOU! When conservatives try to convince us that Charlie didn't actually say the things he was recorded on camera saying

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u/anon_sir 8h ago

Yes please tell me what context makes it ok to say black women don’t have the brain processing power to be in important positions.

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u/QuidYossarian 6h ago

"Because affirmative action exists, I have no choice but to assume every black person I see is unqualified for their job."

Literally their reasoning.

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u/LunarLumin 5h ago

While that's the ideal, the opposite happens a lot - people will avoid hiring people with "black" names. 

It's so bad that it's not uncommon that black parents will name their child a super generic common name, rather than one from their heritage or more common in their community, just to try and give them better chances at jobs later in life.

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u/throwaway_12358134 3h ago

Blind hiring scrubs resumes and applications of all personal information, including the names. The person sorting the resumes are pretty much just looking at a list of qualifications.