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Originally Posted by driveway
I'm absolutely not implying you should live with guilt, I'm merely pointing out that you have advantages you haven't earned because you are white and (presumably) male. You automatically have a better shot than members of minority groups. If you don't agree, I have to conclude you're either unobservant or willfully ignorant.
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That is flat out false. Apply for any job these days and they ask you to specify which minority group you belong to, if applicable. Why do you think that is? Let me tell you, it isn't so they can discriminate against you. Apply for a government job, and not only are you asked if you are a minority, but you are told that hiring may be entirely subject on whether or not you are a minority. Got that? In some cases, they won't even look at your application unless you are anything but a white male. As a white male in my early 20's living in Canada, what advantages have I ever had over other Canadian minorities? Not any. Yet, when applying for jobs, I have been discriminated against, and it is possible because of ignorant people like you.