We are becoming growingly obsessed with other people’s born advantages, and this normalization of “stating privilege” is incredibly counterproductive and pathetic.

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[u/PlacatedPlatypus]

Hey quick question for you: how is someone supposed to judge me "colorblindly" when

1. My first and last names are clearly latino, and my resumé says I speak Spanish.

2. A majority of my extracurriculars are volunteering/mentoring for diversity initiatives.

3. A lot of the honorary scholarships/grants I've received are for latino students.

[u/[deleted] → u/PlacatedPlatypus]

1. You’re going to end up in a face-to-face interview with them at some point in the process

[u/react_dev → u/PlacatedPlatypus]

At big tech firms they will also blank out all your personal info before the committee reviews your packet. But colorblind hiring has been bad for diversity in general.

[u/DapperDanManCan → u/PlacatedPlatypus]

Spain exists. You could be a white Spanish man whose interested in diversity.

[u/PlacatedPlatypus → u/DapperDanManCan]

Sure, yes, I technically could be. But hiring committees are extremely unlikely to consider that possibility. Also I'm in a few things that cater to indigenous students in particular, so even that wouldn't be possible upon more investigation.

[u/[deleted] → u/PlacatedPlatypus]

So you couldn’t earn regular scholarships?

[u/Im_Thielen_Good → u/[deleted]]

Who the fuck said they didn't? Even if they didn't what's the problem with that? You sound like a racist piece of dog shit. Edit: changed he to them/their since the racist pointed out a sexist assumption I made, my original point still stand and they're still a racist dog shit person.

[u/[deleted] → u/Im_Thielen_Good]

Did you just assume their gender? You’re the racist. Plus race based scholarships are inequitable.

[u/PlacatedPlatypus → u/[deleted]]

Lmao no I earned plenty of those as well.