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From: mat@hou5e.UUCP
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Subject: Re: racism and hi-tech
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Date: Mon, 6-Jun-83 10:34:48 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  6 10:34:48 1983
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To the person who wrote:
>	Martin, that's EOE, as in Equal Opportunity Employment, not EEO!

I worked for a firm that did analyses of racial/ethnic quotas.  And the
standard, gov't-provided abbreviation is EEO.

With regard to AA -  I agree that there are problems.  I haven't got a
solution.  I don't like the idea of discrimination against or for anyone
on the basis of ``protected class'' (another official term).  I recognize
that there was/is some kind of moral need to do the things that these programs
are supposed to do.  I think that some of them are great -  for example
sending Hispanic recruiters to colleges where Spanish is the first language
and education support for disadvantaged neighborhoods.  But these CREATE
opportunities without deliberately robbing them from other individuals.

A couple of other thoughts:  I believe that SOMEWHERE there is a musical
which inlcudes the lines

	They've got to be taught,
	They've got to be taught,
	They've got to be taught
	Before it's too late
	Before they are six ...
			    ... or seven ...
					 ... or eight
	To hate all the people their relatives hate.
	They've got to be taught.
	They've got to be taught.

I had a friend whose oldest son fell in love with and married a woman
from a southern family.  My friend had no malicious prejudice whatsoever ...
a lot of stereotypes, but as far as I could tell she NEVER let them get in
the way of helping people.  On the other hand, I once heard her
daughter-in-law remark while watching a television show ``How gross --
a nigger surgeon'' with a look of real disgust on her face.  Well, now
she and her husband have s son.  What attitudes will he be brought up with?
And what right does ``society'', through the school system (busing, etc)
have to try to change these attitudes?  What obligation does society have
to try to change them?

Please don't mail.  If it is important enough to be said on this subject
it should probably be broadcast.  (You can complain about my spelling and
typing by mail, however)
					Mark Terribile
					-!hou5e!mat