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Article #54519Re: Gee, imagine that
From: Jack
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:51
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:51
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On 11-02-01 4:28 PM, in article 4d486d0f$0$19698$c3e8da3$e408f015@news.astraweb.com, "Fatty Arbuckle" <Fatty.Arbuckley@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 2/1/2011 4:09 PM, lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote: >> On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:14:10 -0400, Rob<nospam@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> >>> On 2/1/2011 1:55 PM, lucretiaborgia@fl.it wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, if it was kind of a blind test and none of the selectors knew any >>>> of the colours, creeds or whatever, then it would be fair. Could be >>>> done. >>> >>> >>> I don't believe its has much to do with discrimination as it does with >>> political correctness gone wrong. There was probably a time not that >>> long ago when a woman or a minority couldn't break into a boys club like >>> that, despite their qualifications. >> >> Agreed - that's why I think if the people in charge were given the >> resumes marked with numbers, no colour, no creed, no gender etc etc - >> all the traits that normally kick into play - then one could get the >> best candidate. >> >> To be honest, it's one of the reasons I enjoy radio so much. I listen >> and only what the person says is relevant, watching the same interview >> on television it's only natural that one starts judging by what they >> are wearing, what colour they are, whether they are physically ugly, >> or beautiful etc etc. > > So if it were a fat, ugly, male policeman (like you may sometimes > imagine Jack to be) who was reading the script for Coronation Street on > the radio, and you saw a photo of him somewhere, that would be the end > of that? Ice, you keep bringing my name up. Are you stalking and infatuated with me ??
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X-Google-Thread: fbdd9,848a9cd8c76bdb05 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gid48560ea9d0,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad!post02.iad!news.aliant.net!not-for-mail User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.28.0.101117 Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:51:05 -0400 Subject: Re: Gee, imagine that From: Jack <bigcletus@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: hfx.general Message-ID: <C970B7A9.9F44%bigcletus@yahoo.com> Thread-Topic: Gee, imagine that Thread-Index: AcvD/ThdYl6nUE/bTUeeg3zE62rlhw== References: <4d4809d0$0$7664$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <ii93er$92n$2@news.eternal-september.org> <ii9goc$vi3$9@Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca> <s6igk65qkt56c9vnrpohokilmtc3ga8mme@4ax.com> <ii9iiu$sl1$2@news.eternal-september.org> <6vpgk61s6bsjbo5cftejoumkgekaiuaptf@4ax.com> <4d486d0f$0$19698$c3e8da3$e408f015@news.astraweb.com> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Lines: 42 NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.167.209.168 X-Complaints-To: abuse@aliant.net