Stepping back, shouldn't it be someone's right to hire whomever they want?
maybe, maybe not, but thinking/feeling is different than doing. I think that racist employers are probably shooting their own feet by not hiring diversely, but we do have workplace discrimination laws in place for a reason.

I'm really uncomfortable with just about everything you've ever said about racism (and much about feminism) on my LJ and hope that nobody thinks that I agree with you just because you're on my friends list.