A memory of an
incident I can recall from a fictional television show is from “The Wayans
Bros.” I remember an episode where the oldest brother Shawn Wayans was looking
for a new job and was hired for the position. Later, in the episode it was
revealed that he was only hired to maintain a particular status quot of having
another race in the office other than white. It was hard on this character because
he was never allowed an opportunity to express his true work skills, but only hired
to make sure the company had an African American person in the workplace. For
this reason, prejudice and racialism evolved and diminished equity amongst equal
rights for Shawn in the company. I felt a sense of sorrow for the character because
he was not given an equal opportunity to show what he could do for the company.
For this incident to be an opportunity for greater equity the boss/manager and
the company itself would have to change its way of thinking and understand that
there are qualified people of various colors that could do this job.
Tierra,
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortunate that this still continues today. Until the attitudes of intolerance change , it's up to us as educators to plant the seeds in our young students.
Hello Tierra,
ReplyDeleteI think I remember that episode or something similar, but this situation is so real in todays workforce and even in our education system and it is such a shame and it must stop. I can't understand why the word can't speak equality and except people for what they are worth. If a person is qualified for the job it should not matter what their nationality is before hiring them. There should not be a need for racial quotas in 2014.