Letters to the Editor
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Okay, Delphine, we have a divide here...
You've "worked for" a few unqualified white candidates promoted over qualifed minorities; whereas you "believe" there have been unqualified black candidates promoted over white qualified candidates...
Hmmm...do you see a break in logic here?
You presume to correct my understanding of Affirmative Action, without actually seeing your version at work (pardon the pun).
Both your understanding and your logic are wrong. And I did not find your understanding "offensive", I took issue with it. There is a difference. Very little offends me, but I find a lot to take issue with.
I believe that is the purpose in healthy, open discourse, such as you and I are having.
And in every organization that I've worked: every SINGLE one of them, I found the black people to be highly creative, solutions oriented, and usually equally, and many times more qualifed than the whites. They had to be.
That's why I don't buy the myth. I submit that there are many people out there, just like you, who talk about how Affirmative Action is applied, without really KNOWING, or having seen and/or experienced its application.
One of the reasons for Affirmative Action's success is precisely because of how well it works -- having worked with Minorities gives those without practical experience about their skills a much needed eye-opener, and a newfound respect for them. Those that are open-minded to begin with, that is.