Right two points to make. First up:
Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
one more thing: is it right for a construction company that is building new homes to HAVE TO turn white people away ONLY because they NEED to hire a certain percentage of other races. There was a construction project in my town that took over 2 months to start because they didn't have any black people signing up to work. The guy said it was illegal to start the project because the numbers weren't right and even though no black person signed up, the minute they started working one could come down and potentially file a lawsuit.
I totally agree. No matter what, the best person for the job should be chosen, it doesn't matter what colour, gender, sexual orientation is. It doesn't even matter what work it is. But some work has worse implications. Say the fire force. Imagine if a new recruit was hired to fill a quota and wasn't the best at the job. This is a serious position and a dangerous line of work.
The next point I wish to make refers to Pat's opening title: 'Racism -- It's still alive'.
I saw and heard some pretty disgusting things in last nights international football friendly game between Spain and England. Each time a black English player got the ball there were hurls and chants of monkey sounds from the Spanish croud. Absolutely disgusting. I'm sure the majority of Spaniards are ashamed of the fans behaviour, there's no excuse for this.
