Tag Archives: affirmative action

December 10, 2011

My Theatrical Ethics Dilemma: Integrity or Fairness?

Non-traditional casting vs. Artistic and historical integrity…this is my dilemma. Continue reading →

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, History, Popular Culture, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Marathon '33", affirmative action, dance marathons, fairness, integrity, June Havoc, non traditional casting, racism, segregation

September 2, 2011

Ethics Train Wreck Warning: Affirmative Action for the Hideous

It is rare that an ethics train wreck of culture-wide proportions can be prevented with a firm, “Shut up, and go away!” This appears to be one of those times, however, and if anyone is reluctant, I hereby volunteer for the job. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Literature, Popular Culture, Professions, Research and Scholarship, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as "Beauty Pays", "Whist", affirmative action, Americans with Disabilities Act, beauty, bias, Clarence Darrow, Daniel S. Hamermesh, discrimination, employment discrimination, Eugene Fitch Ware, lookism, self-improvement, social engineering, ugliness

August 2, 2011

The Folly of Sacrificing Integrity to Kindness in Competitions

Not only may a momentary waiver of integrity for what seems like an admirable cause permanently render a competition and the honor of winning it meaningless, it well may inspire the well-meaning and misguided to stretch the questionable logic of your decision to the breaking point. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Education, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Popular Culture, U.S. Society

Tagged as affirmative action, autism, beauty pageants, Down Syndrome, Foundation for a Better Life, Homecoming Queen, integrity, kindness, Nobel Peace Prize, pity, standards

April 30, 2011

Colbert King, Obama Abuse, Bias and Double Standards

Republicans who excuse their low blows against Obama by citing the treatment of Bush get no passes from me. But I am also not going to regard with anything but contempt the laments of commentators who deride those low blows against Obama yet who cheered the same level of abuse against Bush. Their ideological bias cost them their objectivity and fairness, as well as my respect. If they can’t see that the unethical nature of the tactics isn’t mitigated by the identity of the president they are used against, then their opinions are both meaningless and useless. And if ethical exemplars like Colbert King fall into this trap, it is no wonder that our political discourse continues to decline. Continue reading →

The SATs: Flat Learning Curve=Unfair Questions

If the SAT test makers aren’t any smarter than this, they have no business testing anyone. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Education, Journalism & Media, Literature, Popular Culture, Research and Scholarship, Science & Technology, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Situation", affirmative action, Anna Nicole Smith, bias, college admission, culturally biased testing, culture, Dog the Bounty Hunter, ethics, fairness, flat learning curve, incompetence, Joseph Riis, pop culture, reality shows, SAT scores., Snooky, studiousness, stupidity, the Kardashian sisters, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, TV, yachting

March 4, 2011

The Comment of the Day: Another On “The White Male Scholarship”

Another perspective on “The White Male Scholarship” Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Citizenship, Comment of the Day, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as "the content of their character", "two wrongs don't make a right", affirmative action, bias, Cesar Millan, Colby Bohannan, culture, discrimination, divisiveness, ethics, fairness, Former Majority Association for Equality, Great Britain, law and ethics, minorities, mixed-race, race and gender-based scholarships, scholarships, stunts, white male scholarships

March 3, 2011

The Comment of the Day: “The White Male Scholarship”

A defense of the controversial white male scholarship, as well as other scholarships determined by race and gender. Continue reading →

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Filed under Comment of the Day, Education, Gender and Sex, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as "77 cents for every dollar", "the content of their character", "two wrongs don't make a right", affirmative action, BET, BET Honors, bias, Colby Bohannan, Derk Jeter, discrimination, divisiveness, ethics, fairness, Former Majority Association for Equality, Halle Berry, hope, Mariah Carey, minorities, misleading statistics, mixed-race, Obama, opportunity, President Obama, Pride Awards, race and gender-based scholarships, scholarships, student groups, stunts, white male scholarships

March 3, 2011

The White Male Scholarship

Is a white male only scholarship ethical? Of course not. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Education, Gender and Sex, Journalism & Media, Popular Culture, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Race, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as "77 cents for every dollar", "the content of their character", "two wrongs don't make a right", affirmative action, BET, BET Honors, bias, Colby Bohannan, Derk Jeter, discrimination, divisiveness, ethics, fiarness, Former Majority Association for Equality, Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, minorities, misleading statistics, mixed-race, Obama, President Obama, Pride Awards, race and gender-based scholarships, scholarships, stunts, white male scholarships

February 12, 2011

The Dilemma of the Legless High School Pitcher

Is a high school baseball coach unethical to cut a talented pitcher with metal legs? Or are critics asking him to be unethical, granting special privileged because of the boy’s disability? Continue reading →

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Filed under Education, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Science & Technology, Sports, U.S. Society

Tagged as affirmative action, Anthony Burruto, baseball, bias, competition, disabilities, Dr. Phillips High School, ethics, exploiting weaknesses, fairness, George Diaz, high school sports, inspiration, Jim Abbott, kindness, Mike Bradley, non-ethical considerations, Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, pitching, responsibility, sports ethics, students, teaching

August 17, 2010

Note to the EEOC: “Fairness” Must Not Require The Suspension of Common Sense

When affirmative action and anti-discrimination measures make discrimination against criminals a form of bigotry, we are nearing the end-game in race-based social engineering. Laws supporting fairness must be rooted in and consistent with common sense, the one thing the American public has in abundance. Policies like this will rob anti-discrimination regulation, no matter how well-intentioned, of all credibility. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as accountability, affirmative action, bias, Bizarro World, common sense, crime rates, criminals, disparate impact doctrine, employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ethics, fairness, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., high school graduation, Hispanics, Latinos, Marion Barry, Marion Barry Fallacy, qualifications, racial discrimination, responsibility, social engineering

Tag Archives: affirmative action

My Theatrical Ethics Dilemma: Integrity or Fairness?

The Folly of Sacrificing Integrity to Kindness in Competitions

Colbert King, Obama Abuse, Bias and Double Standards

The SATs: Flat Learning Curve=Unfair Questions

The Comment of the Day: Another On “The White Male Scholarship”

The Comment of the Day: “The White Male Scholarship”

The White Male Scholarship

The Dilemma of the Legless High School Pitcher

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