Minority applicants, persons with criminal history, and persons living with HIV

proteanmix · 10-10-2008, 05:07 PM

I'm looking at job positions and I run across one that looks interesting and then I'm reading through and I see this:

Minority applicants, persons with criminal history, and persons living with HIV are encouraged to apply.

I'm not offended or anything but this does strike me as a little odd although I'm not sure why. I think that it's because of the lumping of "minority applicants" with "persons with criminal history and persons living with HIV" together or like it's some list of undesirables that need a break. Is this weird to anyone else or is it just me?

whatever · 10-10-2008, 05:16 PM

Well, I suppose that people don't frequently like to hire people with criminal histories and HIV, but I really don't see why on earth minorities would get thrown into the mix. Why should anyone not want to hire a minority?

pure_mercury · 10-10-2008, 05:23 PM

Don't do it! It's a eugenicist trap!

Jack Flak · 10-10-2008, 05:26 PM

I don't think I've ever seen advertising for those with criminal history. Is it migrant farm labor?

proteanmix · 10-10-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Flak

I don't think I've ever seen advertising for those with criminal history. Is it migrant farm labor?

Yeah, I'm totally considering quitting my cushy, if mindnumbing office job for the exciting career of a farm laborer! The 98% pay cut has got to be the most appealing part!

Grayscale · 10-10-2008, 06:45 PM

i dont think the intent was to lump those together, but to proactively encourage people in that list to apply if they thought they were at a disadvantage for those reasons.

it is a lot like saying "it's okay that you're XYZ", the person in reference might take offense because it implies that the validity of the contrary is possible enough to warrant affirmation. however, most of the time, this is usually caused by the "offender" making an [inaccurate] projection of discrimination onto the "offended", and thus intention is to remove that out of consideration... which is pretty harmless, in my opinion.

heart · 10-10-2008, 10:17 PM

Don't employers get tax credits when they hire people from those groups?

10-10-2008, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
proteanmix Layin back in the cut Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: ExFJ Location: on the rise Posts: 2,468	Minority applicants, persons with criminal history, and persons living with HIV I'm looking at job positions and I run across one that looks interesting and then I'm reading through and I see this: Minority applicants, persons with criminal history, and persons living with HIV are encouraged to apply. I'm not offended or anything but this does strike me as a little odd although I'm not sure why. I think that it's because of the lumping of "minority applicants" with "persons with criminal history and persons living with HIV" together or like it's some list of undesirables that need a break. Is this weird to anyone else or is it just me? __________________ Exergonic reactions are said to occur spontaneously but this does not imply that the reaction will take place unconstrained. For instance the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is very slow and not observed in absence of a suitable catalyst. It has been suggested to replace the term spontaneous with eager.

10-10-2008, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
whatever thinking of you... Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: entp Location: wherever Posts: 6,935	Well, I suppose that people don't frequently like to hire people with criminal histories and HIV, but I really don't see why on earth minorities would get thrown into the mix. Why should anyone not want to hire a minority? __________________ A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. ~ Mark Twain ENTP- 7w8 so/sp

10-10-2008, 05:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
pure_mercury Order Now! Join Date: Feb 2008 Type: ESFJ Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,302	Don't do it! It's a eugenicist trap! __________________ Who wants to try a bottle of merc's "Extroversion Olive Oil?"

10-10-2008, 05:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack Flak Count Flakula Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Night Posts: 7,199	I don't think I've ever seen advertising for those with criminal history. Is it migrant farm labor? __________________ Jack Flak's Function Syste m Jack Flak's Personality Test

10-10-2008, 10:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
heart heart on fire Join Date: May 2007 Type: INFP Location: Collinwood Posts: 5,505	Don't employers get tax credits when they hire people from those groups? __________________ 5w4 sx/sp People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me. Soren Kierkegaard

10-10-2008, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grayscale Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Type: istp Posts: 1,644	i dont think the intent was to lump those together, but to proactively encourage people in that list to apply if they thought they were at a disadvantage for those reasons. it is a lot like saying "it's okay that you're XYZ", the person in reference might take offense because it implies that the validity of the contrary is possible enough to warrant affirmation. however, most of the time, this is usually caused by the "offender" making an [inaccurate] projection of discrimination onto the "offended", and thus intention is to remove that out of consideration... which is pretty harmless, in my opinion.

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