A taboo is a subject that carries penalty simply for being questioned. I think it fits in this case.
I don't think you can change people by simply stating this is the way it will be and hoping. I think while the laws has some impact, it isn't the best way to address the situation simply because it does nothing to alleviate the problem. If a person is given a job, it is assumed they are competent. If someone is given a job for a reason that might be something other other than competence, they will be held to a higher standard of performance than someone who qualified on their own merit. This goes for minorities as well as nepotism. In trying to create equality, they simply created a new problem.
I don't think the answer is a reallocation of privilege. I think the answer is everyone faces the same standard and preforms according to their ability.
There is a longer conversation here but I am not really interested in pursuing it simply because I don't think it will accomplish anything.
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Re: Tiresome
Date: 2007-08-08 04:56 pm (UTC)I don't think you can change people by simply stating this is the way it will be and hoping. I think while the laws has some impact, it isn't the best way to address the situation simply because it does nothing to alleviate the problem. If a person is given a job, it is assumed they are competent. If someone is given a job for a reason that might be something other other than competence, they will be held to a higher standard of performance than someone who qualified on their own merit. This goes for minorities as well as nepotism. In trying to create equality, they simply created a new problem.
I don't think the answer is a reallocation of privilege. I think the answer is everyone faces the same standard and preforms according to their ability.
There is a longer conversation here but I am not really interested in pursuing it simply because I don't think it will accomplish anything.