"Mitchell, Jerry (3337)" wrote:
>
> > This doesn't make any sense to me. My problem with most of
> > those who do not appreciate diversity is that they insist on
> > seeing my packaging rather than who I am as a person. They have
> > bad opinions toward lesbians say and since I am one of them they
> > see their opinions of lesbians instead of simply seeing me. It
> > is not me putting myself in a box or boxes but me fighting to be
> > seen as person first and all these various properties of this
> > person second. People come and a wonderful assortment of
> > flavors. Be sure to collect the entire set! <g>
> > - samantha
>
> So we fight to be seen as an individual, and in the same hand start
> preaching the glory of diversity for its own sake, and no one else sees the
> contradiction?
There is not a contradiction but a paradox. Both are perfectly
valid and, ideally, there is balance.
>
> As for diversity, what factors do we want to be diverse in? If I own a
> company, Ill be sure to hire those with an extra finger and those without.
> Also those that have the letter G in their last name and those without. Get
> my point? What the hell does diversity have to do with the form or function
> of any organization except maybe on the political layer?
Nothing at all if applied stupidly. Everything if you find
yourself making decisions on the basis of a person's skin
pigment or gender instead of on how that individual can be good
to include in your enterprise. Hiring because of differences is
as dumb as not hiring because of differences not relevant to the
work at hand.
- samantha
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