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Blog Thread III : Look Who's Blogging Now
iamiam:
i'm pretty sure job applications in america are just different because we have the whole affirmative action thing going on. you know, because of our whole history of hating on black people etc.
i hate that question because i don't even believe in race. but i just bubble in the 'i prefer not to answer this question' option! no one has hunted me down for it yet so whatever.
Emaline:
All I'm saying is that is frustrating that people like my cousin, who is mixed(w/ black and white) could not properly fill out his race. He's not black, and he's not white, he is both. Also, apparently, if you are from the middle east, you have to put white. The "more than 2 of the above" answer should be at the end.
iamiam:
yeah... which is why the concept of 'race' is complete bullshit and a totally outdated concept. unfortunately, people classifying eachother by 'color' is not going to die out anytime soon. and in the meantime, getting upset over a question whose sole purpose is to identify whether you qualify for affirmative action is sort of a waste of time. your new employer probably does not give a shit whether you are black or white or turquoise beyond that!
iamiam:
okay so maybe they might mind a little if you're turquoise
tania:
i am super duper uncomfortable with the idea of filling out race on a job application form at all, to be completely honest :|
in canada it is actually illegal for an employer to ask an applicant specific questions at all about race, colour, religion, affiliations, arrest record, national origin, disabilities, and marital/family status, including some others i am probably missing. you can ask questions about your ability to perform the job that may be related to any of the above, like "can you lift 50 pounds" but you can't outright ask "what disabilities do you have", for example. likewise, if an employer wants to ask "are you native american", they can only do so after being really, really clear that you don't have to answer that. very few employers have asked me even that, frankly. even when the option to opt out is given, the fact that race questions are so common on applications in the states in the first place really gives me the jibblies.
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