The headlines shouted a stunning revelation of implied endemic racism: British Royal Air Force No Longer Offering Pilot Jobs to White Men -- Only Women and Ethnic Minorities May Apply, and in the U.S., 86% of Air Force pilots are white men. Here’s why this needs to change. Major General Ed Thomas, head of the Air Force Recruiting Command, has identified the crisis du jour in the Air Force -- not record low recruiting or terrible aircraft readiness. No, it’s the number of white men.
So, General Thomas, what is to be done when the National Basketball Association is 81.1% black? By your logic, shouldn’t the NBA better reflect the national population?
What is really going on here?
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The headlines shouted a stunning revelation of implied endemic racism: British Royal Air Force No Longer Offering Pilot Jobs to White Men -- Only Women and Ethnic Minorities May Apply, and in the U.S., 86% of Air Force pilots are white men. Here’s why this needs to change. Major General Ed Thomas, head of the Air Force Recruiting Command, has identified the crisis du jour in the Air Force -- not record low recruiting or terrible aircraft readiness. No, it’s the number of white men.
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So, General Thomas, what is to be done when the National Basketball Association is 81.1% black? By your logic, shouldn’t the NBA better reflect the national population?
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What is really going on here?
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