That's the crux of the problem. It presumes that all races and creeds have identical talents and work habits and that the only explanation for results such as in this firefighter's exam is discrimination.
Thomas Sowell, a terrific economist and a gifted author (who, incidentally, happens to be African-American) expounds on this topic in many of his books and columns, indicating that there is no evidence to support the theory that people who come from different cultures, with different genetic makeups, should be exactly equal in their talents and ambitions. Why is nearly every professional hockey player white, while nearly every basketball player is black? (Hint--it's not due to discrimination.)
These things are so rediculous. If the minority doesn’t score the highest, the test is faulty.
If the minority scores the highest, the test is okay.
How does a “non-minority” advance?
What motivation does and minority have to seriously study and work hard at mastering the tasks that are openly publicized? Are we at the point where we say all of certain type jobs belong to minorities?
It’s not like the test is about how to be a white person or a culture test.
The guy who scored the highest studied his butt off and is a TRUE minority with a TRUE challenge - dislexia. Now, if a person can work past that hurdle, a minority should be ashamed to pull the race card.
We have a historic black president. It is time to be done with racial politics. As Obama says, “let’s move forward” - and unlike Obama, really mean it.