Thought the moors were arabs. (?) Dana
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:03:24 -0500, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > not that it matters, but tyrone, at least in my area, is CERTAINLY > primarily an african american name. > > and you know what, i know about as many Tony's that are black, as > Tony's that are white. A lot are italian, and most are not. My > family is Italian, on my mothers side, Sicilian to be exact, and if it > were possible that the Moors invaded italy, and bred with the local > women, then, by genetics, i guess i do have some black in me... right? > > tony > > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:48:48 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > These studies pretty recent Larry? > > > > Also, how would you get away with submitting identical resumes to the same > > position? Wonder if that would raise a red flag to the person reviewing the > > resumes. Two guys with the same exact everything... > > > > Still, these results are pretty disappointing. > > > > > > > Mosty race, > > > > > > there's been a number of studies where researchers have sent in > > > identical resumes to job postings, one resume the resume uses typical > > > white names (ie., John Smith) while the other used black names > > > (Tyrone, Kwaze etc). The so-called white resumes were much more likely > > > to receive callbacks than the resumes that used typical black names. > > > Remember these resumes were identical only the names were different. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:01:26 -0500, Jerry Johnson > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> We were not trying to answer the question of "what race is more likely to > > >> be poor in America". (If we answered that, it would overwhelmingly be > > >> Native American.) > > >> > > >> The question was, is it race and only race that is truly the major > > >> discrimination factor in workplace and college admissions. Or is it > > >> poverty. Or social/ethnic differences. Or religion. Or immigration > > >> status. Or gender. Or a combination of the above. > > >> > > >> By noting that there are more whites in poverty than anyone else, we have > > >> a good population to test to see if race is the deciding factor. Do these > > >> whites have the same kind of admissions and hiring numbers as any other > > >> person from the same economic level? Do all of these whites of the same > > >> poverty level have the same admissions and hiring numbers? If not, what > > >> are the differences? Are they based on area of the country? Family > > >> makeup? Family history below the poverty line? School district? Speech > > >> patterns and dialect? > > >> > > >> And, of course, percentages don't always tell the whole story. My friend > > >> the moa is very poor. Since he is the only one left, that would mean that > > >> the moa has the highest percentage of poverty by population - 100%. > > >> (Which he brings up whenever we order the first round of drinks after the > > >> flightless bird toss olympics). > > >> > > >> > > >> Jerry Johnson > > >> Web Developer > > >> Dolan Media Company > > >> > > >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/05 10:48AM >>> > > >> How could you even attempt to interpret this by Absolute numbers when > > >> you're dealing with different population figures? > > >> And I'm assuming you mean poor whites in America, since as we all know > > >> Whites are a minority when taken as a race worldwide. > > >> > > >> It's like saying if you have 100 Red mice that have a problem out of > > >> 1000, and 5 blue mice that have a problem out of 10, that the > > >> problem is more prevalent in Red Mice than Blue Mice because you have 100 > > >> Red mice with the problem as opposed to 5 blue mice. > > >> Which is the wrong way to interpret it if you are trying to determine > > >> which mouse population is more affected by the problem. > > >> Clearly the Blue mouse population where 50% of the population has the > > >> problem is more affected than the Red mouse population where > > >> only 10% of the population is affected. > > >> > > >> Logic dictates that the same applies when dealing with this topic with > > >> regards to **Minorities** and Non Minorities when answering > > >> the question which population is affected more by poverty or has a higher > > >> poverty level in the US. > > >> > > >> You have to deal with percentages when answering the question "What race > > >> is more likely to be poor in America? Whites or Non > > >> Whites". > > >> It is completely wrong to say 'Whites because there are more of them' in > > >> answer to that question. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145132 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
