Christian Persecution vs Persecuted Christians

[Maxperson]

Also, most of the world's people are Asian. No other group even comes close. Just saying. Asians may have been a bad example.

Not really. The numbers of Asians in the world are irrelevant to a discussion about percentages in America. Only the American Asian population is relevant to this discussion.

Also, ITT I learned that some white people will literally come up with anything in order to deny that their privilege exists.

And apparently some will come up with nonsense that doesn't apply in order to show that it does exist.

 

[Cor Azer]

People that poor qualify for welfare and other programs to pay for food and a roof over their head. The parents also often don't insist that the kids go back to school and/or agree with the decision to drop out. Schooling isn't as high of a priority as it should be.

You are sadly mistaken if you think those programs can adequately cover the needs of many that poor, and many of those programs disqualify those who try to work to increase their income, causing a catch-22 of mutually-exclusive ways to not be able to live above the poverty line.

 

[billd91]

That doesn't show racial bias. It shows name bias. I dislike names like Shaniqua and other similar names and would not call back resumes with names like that. I also dislike Hawaiian sounding names which are often given to white people, or Russian names which belong overwhelmingly to white people. Give me names like Robin, Rhonda, George, James and so on, but put on those resumes the race of the individual and you will find no racial bias at all.

Judging by name =/= judging by race and using name bias to measure racial bias is going to produce fatally flawed results.

Wow. Just... wow.

 

[Kramodlog]

A cause doesn't involve choice in the part of any other person. If I pick up a rock and throw it, I caused it to fly through the air. If the rock then breaks a window, I caused the window to break. However, if I pick up a rock and throw it five feet and you then decide to throw a rock through a window, I did not cause you to do so. Nothing forced you to pick up that rock and throw it. You had choice, so it's 100% on you.

Well, know that we reached the rock throwing part of the discussion, its time to pull the plug on this tangent.

 

[Kramodlog]

That doesn't show racial bias. It shows name bias. I dislike names like Shaniqua and other similar names and would not call back resumes with names like that. I also dislike Hawaiian sounding names which are often given to white people, or Russian names which belong overwhelmingly to white people. Give me names like Robin, Rhonda, George, James and so on, but put on those resumes the race of the individual and you will find no racial bias at all.

Judging by name =/= judging by race and using name bias to measure racial bias is going to produce fatally flawed results.

... You've just said you discriminate by ethnicity or how ethnic some names sounds when it comes to hiring people.

This is the UN definition of racism Umbran found:

"...any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life."

Since what you're doing is excluding people from jobs base on ethnicity, I'd say that fits the UN's definition of racism.

You'll probably say you do not care about what the UN says, so I ask, which definition of racism do you use?

 

[Cor Azer]

... You've just said you discriminate by ethnicity or how ethnic some names sounds when it comes to hiring people.

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he may be refering to the difference between 'standard' names like 'John' or 'Shaniqua', vs 'creative' names like 'Moxy Crimefighter' or 'Apple Blossom'.

That's not necessarily racist, although still a bit illogical to penalize a person because their parents tried to be different.

Edit: or I could read his post where he explicitly says what you say... Nevermind.

 

[Maxperson]

Wow. Just... wow.

If you have any evidence that inextricably tied name to race, provide it. I'm really curious to know what race I am since I've met black, white, hispanic and asian people with my name. Which race am I forced to be?

Sorry, but they are not bound and I can dislike names without being racist.

 

[Maxperson]

... You've just said you discriminate by ethnicity or how ethnic some names sounds when it comes to hiring people.

That's a lie. I never said that. It's all in the name and names are not bound by ethnicity. You can find find a Russian James and an American Demitri.

 

[trappedslider]

Sorry, but they are not bound and I can dislike names without being racist.

It's amazing the number of names you dislike when you have to name your kid....

 

[Maxperson]

It's amazing the number of names you dislike when you have to name your kid....

That statement applies to virtually everyone. What's your point?