I think polak's point is more, "if it's logical, then why is it racist? Racism is bad, but logic is objective, so if I'm being logical how can that be bad/racist?"
It is unfortunate, but the scenario highlights how we can all be racist. Polak, you're not going to get anybody on CP to admit what you're saying makes sense, but what you're saying makes sense. That sucks that you probably exposed a bit of racism in some of us that we wish wasn't there; however, just because we can follow your logic in your hypothetical scenario, doesn't mean we'd act on it. If that thought crossed my mind when hiring somebody, I'd deliberately go against that thought just because I wouldn't want to be racist.
It's very unfortunate that on top of all the other problems native societies have, the individuals that "break the mould" so to speak still face racism.
As a white guy it's hard to relate to, but I think I have felt 1% of that. When I was job searching after graduating university in 2000, I was beat out for jobs by hot chicks a good half a dozen times in a row. I couldn't even blame the guys doing the hiring - if you had two equally qualified people applying for a job and one was a hot chick and one was some dude, you'd probably go for that hot chick. All other things being equal, why not? When I finally did land a professional job, it was between me and another chick - I was chosen because the manager "needed more testosterone around here." If I was native, my problems likely would have been compounded significantly.
Anyway, not sure what my point was hah.
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