Okay, Affirmative Action does not say "Hire a black person over a white person, always." Affirmative action basicaly states that your pool of applicants should have a diverse group. Nowhere in any affirmative action law that has stood up before the supreme court (i.e., quotas are illegal) does it state to hire an unqualified person because of their race.
Racism is alive and well in our country. And, ignoring it, or saying that one is colorblind, or should have a choice of who they should hire ignoring racial status. If a business owner swears up and down that he or she is not racist, yet only hires upper class white men, what do you think is happening there? To me, it would seem that 1) he is perpetuating the "colorblind" myth, or 2) not advertising to any minorities. (or, 3) he is racist).
Racism is not what happens to individuals. Racism is present in the institutions of our societies. So, while very few individuals are outwardly racist, everyone has absorbed the racist messages we are given. Its our job to fight them when we can.
Re: Tiresome
Racism is alive and well in our country. And, ignoring it, or saying that one is colorblind, or should have a choice of who they should hire ignoring racial status. If a business owner swears up and down that he or she is not racist, yet only hires upper class white men, what do you think is happening there? To me, it would seem that 1) he is perpetuating the "colorblind" myth, or 2) not advertising to any minorities. (or, 3) he is racist).
Racism is not what happens to individuals. Racism is present in the institutions of our societies. So, while very few individuals are outwardly racist, everyone has absorbed the racist messages we are given. Its our job to fight them when we can.