That's probably because out of that list they are the least category to be a 'victim'......apart from maybe the atheists, as who really picks on them?
For the 4th year in a row, White Males are disadvantaged at university. Claims UCAS
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That's probably because out of that list they are the least category to be a 'victim'......apart from maybe the atheists, as who really picks on them?
That's probably because out of that list they are the least category to be a 'victim'......apart from maybe the atheists
Yea but the atheist card is useless in most situations. It gets beaten big time by the Islam one.
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There's a lot of imagined persecution in this thread.
You have to be a pretty dismal failure to struggle as a white man in a white man’s world.
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^ Genuinely thought that had to be a fake / hoax.
I'm probably seen as one of those leftie liberal loon types on here but that's a seriously
moment. Pretty sad that UCL apologised too.
I'm probably seen as one of those leftie liberal loon types on here but that's a seriously
moment. Pretty sad that UCL apologised too.^ Genuinely thought that had to be a fake / hoax.
I'm probably seen as one of those leftie liberal loon types on here but that's a seriously
Yes apparently taking things in pragmatic context is beyond people these days, they'd sooner take offense where none is intended.
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Unfortunately social media seems to encourage echo chamber type behaviour (on both sides). Part of the reason I steer clear of it as much as I can.
Indeed, if they'd just put "Dreaming of a white campus?" and therefore left some room for ambiguity then I could perhaps see the need for the apology/clarification, but the original tweet wasn't ambiguous and the hashtags referencing snow made it absolutely clear... of course given the state of university campuses these days they got complaints.
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Except nobody wants to do those things apprenticeships are at an all time low. Its a degree or you're nothing in this country despite that fact that most tradesmen make good money.
well exactly, so it isn't a degree or you're nothing - in many cases plenty of these degrees aren't worth much at all and only serve to get the holders a uni/student experience for a few years and 5 figures worth of debt, whereas someone who chose a trade ends up in a much better position
See, the problem is that when most people don't get what they want they need to blame something.
E.g. I didn't get this job as I'm black/Muslim/a woman/gay/white/etc.
Yes discrimination exists because there are some not so nice people out there.
Not applying to go to university because you see no reason to, are not academic or don't want to be an outcast in your community is your decision and doesn't prove perceived discrimination.
In some ways the whole PC culture has gone too far, but these reports are more about white males not applying than while males being discriminated against.
As an example, a few years ago I worked with a senior director to understand why certain staff members (middle-aged BAME women) in his area were stuck in low grade jobs and not applying for higher grades or being successful at interview. The director felt that these staff were mostly ready to move on promotion. The response from an internal survey hinted towards discrimination (mainly racism and sexism...). An indepth review however found that staff members were put off from applying because:
a) some of the language used in job adverts appeared to be aimed towards men
b) they weren't confident in using some of the language/words used in applications and at interviews (key words etc)
There were a few more but I've highlighted these two. The first isn't intended discrimination (e.g. there's a review by Pearn Kondola about the language used in job adverts) while the second was dealt with by mentoring and coaching.
Basically on the surface it looked like there was some form of discrimination occurring but in reality it wasn't the case.
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Is it that men in general are more likely to shoot higher than their ability suggests whereas women are more likely to downplay their ability on the whole?
So when an internal promotion presents itself, a man is just going to have a go at it even if some of their skills might be lacking. Even if the women may or may not also have a few desired skills missing most companies will happily come to some arrangement of the candidate seems good enough.
The evidence from this thread is that white men don't believe that they need to go to university to succeed in life. Maybe that's overconfidence in itself?
I don't think it is overconfidence tbh... quite the opposite - it seems more like the disproportionate number of minorities wanting to get into debt for say a degree form London Met are the ones who are overconfident about their prospects.
There may be more pressure from parents as well as degrees are still seen as a minimum to study for.
There's been some studies into job description wording and unintended discrimination.
This is a basic overview http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4657