> Malcolm Pollack 14 Apr 2014 at 2:33 pm > “Not white”? “Not male”? > How about “No Irish need apply”? > Imagine if you announced that you were looking to fill job openings, but didn’t want any women or blacks. > That this can be done so openly, so blithely — and that it is considered not an act of unconscionable bigotry and race war, but rather as a badge of honor — is very ominous indeed.
> Ralph Thayer 14 Apr 2014 at 3:27 pm > “Not white. Not male.” > Noted.
> BubbaMustafa 14 Apr 2014 at 5:56 pm > So you hate whites and males? That’s a blatant discriminatory statement. You have shown your true colors. Way to go!
> LitThom 14 Apr 2014 at 6:04 pm > “Not white. Not male.” > That is just wrong. I mean we all get you, and I agree with a strong approach to diversity, but that is just wrong.
> Will Cate 14 Apr 2014 at 8:02 pm > re “Not white. Not male.” > Thanks for letting us know that this is not an operation to be taken seriously.
> JOC 14 Apr 2014 at 8:35 pm > It’s so hip to discourage employment of white males, especially if you are one (and already have a newsroom full of them.) #johncook’swhiteguilt
> JOC 14 Apr 2014 at 8:49 pm > It’s so hip to discourage employment of white males, especially if you are one (and have a newsroom full of them).#johncookswhiteguilt speaks in terse, serious language.
As a minority, I understand how these people feel; as a minority, it does however also bother me that these people react in such a reflexive manner. It is such a small percentage of times where people like that experience any sort of discrimination. Frankly, if I reacted in this reflexive manner every time I faced some mode of discrimination, the people I surround myself with would find me to be an insufferable, whiney brat.
Strong language, perhaps, but I can think of no other way to characterize how I would be perceived in analogous circumstances.