... ??? No I am not dealing with absolute numbers. If you say that the sample is 105 mice..and 50% of blue mice are employed..that means that 2.5 blue mice are employed.(did you really think about this before posting?).And if 10% of red mice are employed, then 10 Red mice are employed. But in this case, because of the numbers and the ratios, the Red Mice would be the ones with a problem.
What bearing this has on the example I gave, or the original question, I cannot fathom , as the percentage of poor whites is Not higher than the percentage of poor minorities per population figure. And the percentage per population of whites in executive management is NOT higher than the percentage per population of minorities in executive management. I told you if you doubt or dispute this to check your country's Census data. If you don't understand these simple ratios then no wonder you resort to personal anecdotes to try to make your point,misuse and misrepresent statistics and steadfastly ignore the national data before you. When you combine this fact with the proven discrimination against minorities in the American Workplace, and the sharp decline in minority employment and school admissions in those states in which AA is not enforced then it is clear that AA is helping minorities achieve job placement and school admissions which is part of its goal. Poverty is a factor of Race in America because of discrimination and racism that has existed in that country for centuries (or are you going to deny that as well?). Whichever factor you wish to look at, Racism and racist discrimination in America has a large part to play in the lives of Minorities. But I point to your cognitive dissonance on the issue as the reason for your failure to accept the logic of this.For whatever reason you do not wish to admit that Racism negatively affects the lives of millions of minorities in your country and prevents them from attending the best schools and getting the best jobs alongside their similarly qualified White counterparts.This despite the fact that this is precisely what has been known to occur in your country with racial segregation and discrimination for centuries,until a few decades ago. And now there are moves to remove Affirmative Action, which is the one thing that seems to be working for getting minorities proper job and educational oppurtunities,because Whites are affected by it. But I also understand why you would be unable to see it that way as well. -Gel -----Original Message----- From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:02 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Who Doesn't Discriminate? (WAS: playing the race card) Wait a second.....aren't you dealing with "absolute" numbers when you give us the percentage of minorities in the work force? If a work force made up of the mice in your example is made up of 105 mice, 100 red and 5 blue.....the percentage of blue mice in the workforce is VERY low. Yet, 50% of all blue mice are employed, while only 10% of red mice are employed. So which sample needs an affirmative action program???? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now there’s a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145146 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
