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Originally Posted by rubecube
I do think it's primarily an issue of white supremacy, yes. There are a number of contributing factors but at its historical and institutionalized core, it's white supremacy. I don't agree that anyone who disagrees is a racist piece of crap, but are likely incredibly ignorant. I'm open to the possibility that they're not, but I've yet to see an argument which doesn't implicate racism and white supremacy that doesn't also contain heaping amounts of ignorance and white privilege.
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On the other side, some minorities don't like affirmative action either, it diminishes the accomplishment. There could be an amazing black executive who would have gotten there anyways but he (or even moreso she) will always been seen by some as having gotten there because they were black. And that's a tough burden to always fight.
I rode up the elevator one day with a black lady manager in our company. The tv in the elevator had the headline "Alberta initiative to encourage more women on boards". She just shook her head saying "if you're good enough you're good enough, if you're not you're not".