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On 7/4/2021 at 12:11 PM, SizzleBuzz said:

They very well could be the best and men certainly are not "automatically better"...

...but is sounds like you are suggesting a certain number of "trans" folks need to be hired no matter what -- a quota if you will.  My apologies if I misinterpreted that.

Diversity is always better. I mean until you require it unfortunately it doesn't happen. Just like women refs or African American GMs.

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27 minutes ago, Snake said:
On 7/4/2021 at 12:11 PM, SizzleBuzz said:

They very well could be the best and men certainly are not "automatically better"...

...but is sounds like you are suggesting a certain number of "trans" folks need to be hired no matter what -- a quota if you will.  My apologies if I misinterpreted that.

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Diversity is always better. I mean until you require it unfortunately it doesn't happen. Just like women refs or African American GMs.

So you are advocating for a quota system that isn't based on merit...

...how should that work top-to-bottom within a NFL franchise?

 

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10 hours ago, SizzleBuzz said:

So you are advocating for a quota system that isn't based on merit...

...how should that work top-to-bottom within a NFL franchise?

 

So you're saying minorities shouldn't get a chance because they haven't been giving a chance?

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7 hours ago, Snake said:

So you're saying minorities shouldn't get a chance because they haven't been giving a chance?

Did you mean to write "given" there?

Was this your intention?:

"So you're saying minorities shouldn't get a chance?

Because they haven't been given a chance."

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15 hours ago, SizzleBuzz said:

Did you mean to write "given" there?

Was this your intention?:

"So you're saying minorities shouldn't get a chance?

Because they haven't been given a chance."

Oh wow I really got you on that one if you have to stoop to a grammatical error by autocorrect. This just proves you are homophobic and racist. Got to keep those queers and coloreds out of straight white people positions right. Can't have them "taking over" football. 🙄

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I didn't like JR, at all.  But he always came across as someone with some belief that he was upholding the pride & ... integrity or whatever of the Carolinas.  Back in 2010, he called a bunch of us fans that wrote angry notes (lol, no joke - I dunno if the archives exist here now but a bunch of us talked about it), and one thing that stood out was he seemed to care MUCH more about appearances than the reality of the team.  His focus when he called me was all about how he was disappointed in how the season looked, not on the fact the roster was fuged. 

Even when he was a sleezy motherfuger, I wouldn't be surprised if someone was able to appeal to how this was what was best for the region... while saving him money and embarrassment in case the NFL decided to come down hard on him.

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15 hours ago, SizzleBuzz said:

Did you mean to write "given" there?

Was this your intention?:

"So you're saying minorities shouldn't get a chance?

Because they haven't been given a chance."

do you dispute his point or just his auto-correct on his phone

the best person for a job should be hired.  but often, the exact best person comes down to subjective decisions where minorities lose out. studies have shown this, the data backs it up, unconscious bias is fuging over minorities from positions they are equally qualified for.

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6 hours ago, Snake said:

Oh wow I really got you on that one if you have to stoop to a grammatical error by autocorrect. This just proves you are homophobic and racist. Got to keep those queers and coloreds out of straight white people positions right. Can't have them "taking over" football. 🙄

Easy fella!  Just wanted to be certain I understood what you were saying...

You started out with "women/Trans" and then switched to "African American GMs"...

...are there other classes you'd be concerned about protecting?  Anyone on the religious spectrum you want to look after?

How would you propose the jobs should be doled out in a fair manner?

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6 hours ago, mav1234 said:

do you dispute his point or just his auto-correct on his phone

Just clarifying.  Relax, it wasn't a trick.

6 hours ago, mav1234 said:

the best person for a job should be hired. 

Agreed.

6 hours ago, mav1234 said:

but often, the exact best person comes down to subjective decisions where minorities lose out.

So what's the solution...quotas?  If so, how would you suggest the quotas be achieved?  In your opinion should said quotas be applied across the organization?

6 hours ago, mav1234 said:

studies have shown this, the data backs it up, unconscious bias is fuging over minorities from positions they are equally qualified for.

Your favorite study and data source?

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8 hours ago, mav1234 said:

I didn't like JR, at all.  But he always came across as someone with some belief that he was upholding the pride & ... integrity or whatever of the Carolinas.  Back in 2010, he called a bunch of us fans that wrote angry notes (lol, no joke - I dunno if the archives exist here now but a bunch of us talked about it), and one thing that stood out was he seemed to care MUCH more about appearances than the reality of the team.  His focus when he called me was all about how he was disappointed in how the season looked, not on the fact the roster was fuged. 

Even when he was a sleezy motherfuger, I wouldn't be surprised if someone was able to appeal to how this was what was best for the region... while saving him money and embarrassment in case the NFL decided to come down hard on him.

This will sound like an excuse for someone being wrong and it really isn't, but none of the rumors of him should probably surprise anyone. 

Racist? Maybe not vehemently but we heard some of the rumors. Sexist.....clearly so. 

Also.....this dude was born in 1936 in the South. Wouldn't it be kind of surprising if he wasn't racist and generally out of touch with how to react to women in the workplace? Again, that is gonna sound like an excuse but there kind of is a point where I just don't understand why people are mock or real shocked by this. It kind of fits the profile of the era and the place. 

I am certainly glad he brought the team to Charlotte, even if he proved to be far from a perfect person. I don't think he was any sort of monster, just an old and out of touch old man, of which there are untold millions of still out in society not too different than he is(minus the obscene wealth).

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16 hours ago, SizzleBuzz said:

Easy fella!  Just wanted to be certain I understood what you were saying...

You started out with "women/Trans" and then switched to "African American GMs"...

...are there other classes you'd be concerned about protecting?  Anyone on the religious spectrum you want to look after?

How would you propose the jobs should be doled out in a fair manner?

In a fair manor? How about let's first just get those people interviews. That would be a great start. We are in 2021 and still majority of FO staff for every team is straight white while the rest of the world has progressed. If you want to see good hiring practices there are plenty examples out there.

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