“co-workers and bosses who look at a Black or Hispanic and immediately assume that person is an Al Sharpton or some comedy show dufus. “
This part is easy...as a White, I ALWAYS assume that a black or Hispanic got to where they are by QUOTAS, not by merit. Don’t blame me...blame the DEMOCRATS for causing that. I will NEVER let a black doctor touch me, with the only exceptions being the ones that are world renown...of which we have a few here in Houston. The rest, I’m sorry to say, I must assume got there based on ‘diversity’ requirements...even though I realize that’s probably not the case, I just have NO WAY to be sure.
As to having a black sit next to me...I won’t speak for that, other to say that I’ve now had the race card pulled twice on me at work - in both cases they got close enough to me to have me trust them, made fun of their own kind, and then had me written up when I got comfortable enough to joke around with them in the same way. So, I can NEVER trust a minority the way I can trust one of my own type - I ALWAYS have to watch what I say. You can blame me, call me a racist, or whatever, but those are MY experiences and I ONLY respond to them.
It is illogical and sinful to assume that anyone is unqualified (or qualified). Everyone should be approached the same way ... with skepticism ... until more is known about them.
I’ve worked beside many whites who were unqualified. I’ve especially worked beside people who were hired and promoted based on their “good looks”. They got through college on their looks and charm. But they know zero about business and zero about technology.
Of course, the biggest discrimination is not against Blacks or Hispanics... it is against the UGLY. More than anyone else the ugly have to prove themselves and find an edge somehow.
BobL, notice how quickly spintreeboob got the discussion off topic and then HE was the one who decided to return to topic, and guess what we have here? A mooselimb apologist. Spintreebob also ignored the very pointed point I made re islam in response to him, that islam is NOT a “religion,” it is a political system.
Spintreeboob, why don’t you get yourself a radio show and see how many are interested in YOUR version of truth, since you have deemed all of talk radio to be “dishonest.” (I suspect that means you simply find conservative, patriotic American viewpoints to be uncomfortable.)
You PC fascists are the ones who demonize the TRUTH about islam, as a way of furthering your agenda. You are a sharia and islamist enabler... at best... just like the LYING lamestream media.