Don 't Be Colorblind We desired to believe that the color of our skin doesn 't affect the potential outcomes. The concept of the American Dream provides a driven motivation for everyone. We are sugar coated with beliefs that through inspirations a person’s opportunity is meant to shine through hard work. However, the concept of success is a lot more complex when other attributes, such as race can easily influenced negative outcomes for job opportunities. But, how does race or ethnicity play a role in one’s opportunities for success? An ideal of a perfect concept is to believe that race or ethnicity of a person does not impact their job opportunities in the United States, but this seemingly simple belief cannot be proven to be true.
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My English teacher in high school once told my class a personal story about her friend who experienced race clashing his opportunities for job interviews. He was a half White and half Latino man. When he applied for the jobs there were questions about the ethnicity of the applicant. Curiously, he applied two applications with the same conditions and only alternating the ethnicity, leaving one as just White and other White and Latino. The result ended with the only White’s application flooded with job interviews and returns, while the White and Latino receives none. So you 're telling me, even if there 's a half a person of color the opportunities are still even at risk? It just seems the level of bias worsen when a full blood majority to get recalls for the same exact qualification as a mixed ethnic background including to be part …show more content…
That 's right, according to this research passage, “What was surprising was that race actually turned out to be more significant than a criminal background. Employers were more likely to call Whites with a criminal record (17% were offered an interview) than Blacks without a criminal record (14%). And while having a criminal background hurt all applicants’ chances of getting an interview, African Americans with a non-violent offense faced particularly dismal employment prospects.” (Sharp) I 'm utterly shocked to read this statistic statement, for this even further strengthens my points that race matters and influencing one’s potential. Just as long as they’re white, their criminal record is bypass and overlooked. Whereas a person of color, who has no criminal record, is patrolled and denied for the position. Only people who are in denial would disagree that race doesn 't impact anything, when someone’s who has a criminal record is less judged than someone of
No one …show more content…
My English teacher in high school once told my class a personal story about her friend who experienced race clashing his opportunities for job interviews. He was a half White and half Latino man. When he applied for the jobs there were questions about the ethnicity of the applicant. Curiously, he applied two applications with the same conditions and only alternating the ethnicity, leaving one as just White and other White and Latino. The result ended with the only White’s application flooded with job interviews and returns, while the White and Latino receives none. So you 're telling me, even if there 's a half a person of color the opportunities are still even at risk? It just seems the level of bias worsen when a full blood majority to get recalls for the same exact qualification as a mixed ethnic background including to be part …show more content…
That 's right, according to this research passage, “What was surprising was that race actually turned out to be more significant than a criminal background. Employers were more likely to call Whites with a criminal record (17% were offered an interview) than Blacks without a criminal record (14%). And while having a criminal background hurt all applicants’ chances of getting an interview, African Americans with a non-violent offense faced particularly dismal employment prospects.” (Sharp) I 'm utterly shocked to read this statistic statement, for this even further strengthens my points that race matters and influencing one’s potential. Just as long as they’re white, their criminal record is bypass and overlooked. Whereas a person of color, who has no criminal record, is patrolled and denied for the position. Only people who are in denial would disagree that race doesn 't impact anything, when someone’s who has a criminal record is less judged than someone of