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The bored ninnies are at it again. A group of women with too much time on their hands will not let the men play golf in peace. Martha Burk, the head ninny at National Council of Women’s Organizations, is still railing against the men-only Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. She and her crew are planning some kind of “new action” against the club.
I warn you. It’s really boring, but here’s the latest. For some reason, it hasn’t occurred to Burk to start her own co-ed golf club. That’s too much work, I suppose, so she and her gal pals are trying to force their way into a prestigious club where they’re not wanted. Human nature. Gotta love it.
Back in December 2002, I wrote an op-ed about this. My focus was Jesse Jackson, who was obviously seeking publicity when he got tangled up in such an idiotic pursuit. The piece has several titles: “Jesse Jackson’s Hobby,” Jesse, it’s time for a new hobby!,” and other variations on the theme. Check it out.
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Congress shall make no law…abridging…the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
Americans have the right to assemble with whomever they wish and to not assemble with others for whatever reason they choose. The Augusta National Golf Club — home of the Masters golf championship — has exercised that right. The private club has a male-only membership policy, but allows women to play as guests. The policy was challenged — to the surprise of no one — by the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO), which considers the club’s policy “morally reprehensible.”
In the worldview of NCWO, freedom to assemble as a private group to the exclusion of women is morally reprehensible, but “freedom to choose” to kill unborn babies is a sacred right.
Jesse Jackson has jumped on this ridiculous bandwagon. He plans to organize a boycott against the club in April 2003, if it doesn’t admit women. “We support strongly the movement to end gender apartheid at Augusta National Golf Club. The gender bigotry is as offensive as racial bigotry or religious bigotry,” he said.
Mr. Jackson needs a new hobby.
With all the real problems in America, he chooses to expend his energy protesting against “gender apartheid.” Mr. Jackson considers this such a worthy cause that he plans to exert his efforts to infringe on the right of a private organization to assemble, when there are vastly more important matters to attend to.
This sort of frivolous, faux issue is fine for liberal white women like Martha Burk, chair of the NCWO, but for a so-called black leader, it’s disgraceful.
He has even jumped on Tiger Woods’s case. Mr. Jackson wants the professional golfer to join his boycott and take up the mantle of outdated, 1960s, protest tactics because he is “too much a beneficiary of our struggles to be neutral.” But Mr. Woods isn’t neutral; he believes the club should accept women as members, but recognizes the club is private, and its membership is up to its members.
Mr. Jackson should be protesting against important things, such as:
*The dismal failure of public schools, especially those in inner cities. He and his entourage should organize picket lines outside the offices of Democratic Members of Congress, urging them to support school vouchers, the same Democrats who send their own kids to private schools. But then again, Mr. Jackson sent his own kids to private schools.
*The 70% illegitimacy rate in the black community. In protest against this deviancy, Mr. Jackson should picket liberal Members of Congress, urging them to support faith-based initiatives to encourage abstinence and promote marriage. It’s what a Reverend would do.
*He should be outraged that House Democrats passed over young, moderate, Harold Ford, Jr., for House Minority Whip, in favor of rich, far-left, California liberal Nancy Pelosi, who supports abortion on demand at anytime — and marriage between anyone and anything — the sort of thing a “Reverend” should oppose. Mr. Jackson should be equally outraged by his party’s tendency to select whites — especially white men — to positions of leadership, passing over qualified blacks.
*In the spirit of protecting America, he should organize protests outside businesses and organizations of Muslims who refuse to stand up vocally against the more radical members of the “Religion of Peace” who hate America and are trying to destroy our way of life.
*Mr. Jackson should muster all the reinforcement at his disposal to protest against the high crime rate in black communities. He should form picket lines outside the homes and hangouts of gang members and other thugs who murder, rape, and pillage in their own communities.
*Lastly, he should use his time picketing outside the offices of a despicable group like The North American Man/Boy Love Association, which advocates — among other disgusting things — lowering the age of sexual consent for boys. Man, boy love — get it? Unfortunately, even a low-life group like this one has the right to freely assemble.
Jesse Jackson is struggling to remain relevant in a world that has moved on without him. His latest, headline-grabbing “gender apartheid” cause is unhelpful at best, and distracting at worst. Freedom to assemble and associate is just as legitimate as freedom from racial discrimination. You have to choose, Mr. Jackson. Freedom for one means upholding freedom for all.
If the issues I mentioned are unworthy of Mr. Jackson’s time, perhaps he could take up stamp collecting or ice fishing. At least he’d be doing something productive.
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I’m starting a new group called MOAN (Men Outraged About Nothing). Our first order of business is going to be a sit-in and protest march at the national headquarters of the Red Hat Ladies. We men are sick and tired of being second class citizens, and demand the right to wear red hats, go to tea, and shop for antiques as co-equals with the ladies.
We are men! Hear us whimper!
I hereby demand to be a Rockette.
Also, the local convent discriminates against men by not allowing them to join.
I also plan to file some sort of suit against the WNBA.
All of California’s Senators are women, this is discriminatory.
The women’s softball victories at the Olympics last year are not legitimate because there were no men on the team. I insisted they let me play but they told me I didn’t “fit the uniform”. I told them it was OK because I had a double breasted suit I could wear and they angrily walked away from the negotiations.
You hit the nail on the head! With the amount of wealthy women in the peanut gallery Burk drags there, they could buy, build and start their own womens only club.
Difference is, I doubt any men would bother to boycott/persecute/bother them.
Dan
These women are stuck in the 60’s, just like their patron Rev Jackson.
The cold reception Burk and her friends have gotten should be a message to them -
People aren’t interested – they want to live in the 2000’s, when “Men are Men and Women are Women” – again – just like Archie Bunker said.
Norman Lear just didn’t know how far ahead of his time he was – about 30 years. Congrats, Norman.
Ms Burk,
I want full access to the locker room at the YWCA. And I’m going to stomp my little feeties until I get it!!, So there…
Give me a break! These broads have ‘way too much time and money at their disposal. The really ironic part, I’m sure that much of both are supplied by the men in their lives.
And yes, I know broads is less than a polite term but I really don’t want to include these broads in the set of women.
…a Rockette…LOL!
I want to see what kind of “logic” these wimmin will use when they decide to lobby for women to model men’s undergarments in the department store catalogs. I just know that men will also jump at the chance to counterprotest for their right to model lingerie in Victoria’s Secret.
“We are men! Hear us whimper!”
RedBeard: I prescribe for myself at least one hearty laugh per day and this morning you provided it.
Seriously, the NYT is supportive of this action so joining in will get the women plenty of ink.
In the end, simple economics will make the decision and if advertising support for the Masters drops off to where the PGA considers moving it away from Augusta I would expect a change of heart. It is my hope that this will happen. I’m not comfortable with such a mainstay of a popular sport demonstrating such an exclusionary policy. I’m having a difficult time seeing how barring someone solely on the basis of gender is any different than barring them on the basis of race or creed.
You say: “…so she and her gal pals are trying to force their way into a prestigious club where they’re not wanted.”
Would you feel the same way if it was “Jew pals” or “black buddies”? I understand that Augusta seems to be within the law — but that doesn’t mean that General Motors, Budweiser and the PGA have to agree with them. Granted, this is hardly on the same scale as failures in the educational system and Jackson is a divisive publicity hound but that doesn’t mean what Augusta is doing is the ‘right’ thing. Fer cryin’ out loud, it’s 2005 and we have a woman Secretary of State, a woman who would be unwelcome to join a golf club for the sole reason that she is woman? That’s just wrong.
Maybe Jesse Jackson should protest the 75 percent out of wedlock birthrate in Mississippi for African-Americans. Or the 47 percent overall out of wedlock birthrate in Mississippi.
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/72005mf.asp
Children need both parents, fathers and mothers.
BTW, Is Jesse Jackson really going to “rganize a boycott against the club in April 2003″? If so, isn’t he a little late?
As noted in the post, I wrote the article in December 2002. – Admin
Where were these passionate, caring women while Terri Schiavo was being starved to death by her husband (male) a judge (male) and several other politicians. (Surprisingly…male.)
“For some reason, it hasn’t occurred to Burk to start her own co-ed golf club. That’s too much work, I suppose, so she and her gal pals are trying to force their way into a prestigious club where they’re not wanted. Human nature. Gotta love it.”
Right. On. The. Money.
“Would you feel the same way if it was “Jew pals” or “black buddies”?”
That’s not really a relevant question, because this isn’t, in fact, about race or ethnicity. Not all distinctions between groups are actionable, nor negatively discriminatory. If they were, then I’d have a legitimate beef with the Red Hat Ladies, wouldn’t I?
Let me see if I understand Martha Burk’s position. She as the president of a private organization that DOES NOT admit male members(I mean that both literally and figuratively) is protesting another private organization that excludes women as members. Hmmm that makes perfect sense. And to answer Al’s question,I wouldn’t give a hoot if Augusta didn’t admit jews or blacks,just like I don’t care about those people who don’t want jews or blacks in their homes. FREEDOM. OF. ASSEMBLY.
Mark:
“Where were these passionate, caring women while Terri Schiavo was being starved to death…”
Priorities are priorities for these elitist ladies.
Al and Group
As a lifelong golfer, I just have to say something about “class warfare” over Augusta.
The Masters is an American Tradition, just like Christmas, Easter, and McDonalds. Some rich guys get together and have a good time. What’s so bad about that? Even “average guys” like me drift off to a fantasy world where we, also, can be like Tiger Woods for a minute (At age 61, for me it was Jack Nicklaus).
These same people who resent Augusta National members will gladly pay $100 to see multimillionaire rock stars scream for an hour.
And again, it is class warfare that the press depends on when they attack Tom Delay for daring to play golf in Russia. These people just don’t know that many important business decisions are made on a golf course – this is just basic business. Mr De Lay most likely was discussing trade with Russia on the golf course; he didn’t go to Russia just to play golf.
Many American Presidents played golf, and most likely carried out a lot of Presidential business on the golf course.
Augusta National is not for everyone. But neither is driving your own 707 with your private runway (John Travolta) or living in Beverly Hills. Like the British class warfare over Fox Hunting, Augusta National is the American Equivalent.
There is a reason there are “men’s only” golf clubs – it is to get away from women – like Martha Burk.
Frank, I understand the class distinction and don’t really have a problem with it. To deny that some people are more successful, for whatever reason, is folly. I would love a yacht, a Bentley or a membership at Augusta — who knows, if I work hard and save my pennies I might just get them.
Then again, if I’m a woman and work hard I can get my car and boat (or even become a Supreme Court Justice or Sec. of State) but will never become a member of Augusta National. There is something wrong with that picture.
As I said above, it is their right to run their club as they see fit. It is also my right not to give my business to those who support this antiquated view of womanhood (they’re good enough to be guests, drink in our bar or even play in the Masters, but they aren’t good enough for membership). If enough people share my opinion the market will speak and Augusta will change their policy or lose their claim to fame — along with all those lucrative endorsements and network television goodness.
“There is a reason there are “men’s only” golf clubs – it is to get away from women – like Martha Burk.”
The best line of the day …LOL
RedBeard, you say: “That’s not really a relevant question, because this isn’t, in fact, about race or ethnicity.”
No, it’s not. However, if it was I expect you would feel differently. What I’m missing is how excluding someone from joining a club based on gender is any more acceptable than excluding them based on race — we no more choose our gender than we do our race.
I absolutely agree that there are differences between the sexes — I no more believe that women can compete in the NFL than I believe that men can give birth. But, and it’s a big one, the policy at Augusta National is not based on merit, economic reality or ability. It based solely on an accident of nature and in that way is directly related to excluding someone based on race.
Let’s just get rid of those gender specific bathrooms next
They are so “antiquated”.
Martha Burk & Company can’t have been very effective. I hadn’t heard anything about her this yesr until I read about it on your site.
Back in my younger days, the state of Indiana had a law that prohibited ladies from sitting at the bar in the local saloons. The men at the bar were therefore free to scratch, belch and tell rude stories, while the ladies at the tables were not forced to view or listen to that sort of nonsense.
Of course, the law is long gone now, along with any pretense of ladies’ ears being delicate. Today the women belly up to the bar and tell their own ribald stories using language that would have caused a longshoreman to blush in days gone by.
Progress? Depends upon your perspective, I suppose.
Al, if you are so upset about this, then I suggest you go join Burk’s protest. After that, perhaps you can try applying membership into her NCWO organization (as they seem to fight so intimately for your cause). I’m sure they will be less “antiquated” than Augusta and accept you in to their all(men-hating feminist) women orgainization.
In the mean time, I will buy some IBM stocks, fill my V8 SUV gas guzzler at the local Mobile station, and upgrade my SBC DSL internet service. Thank you.
Noah, I’m not particularly upset. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of more important things to get worked up about.
One thing I would recommend to you is avoiding making sweeping generalizations about people you know nothing about. You seem to think I have a problem with SUV’s, DSL lines or Mobil. Actually, I’m a big fan of all three and use them daily. I aplogise if my use of the word ‘antiquated’ caused you concern — however, I can’t think of a better description for a private club that bases it’s membership rules on something as arbitrary as gender. There was a time women couldn’t vote or serve on a jury either, unlike Augusta National, times change.
Along those lines you might want to consider that I haven’t posted an opinion about the NCWO, I don’t know enough about them to have an informed opinion. What I have expressed an opinion on is the current policy of Augusta National, feel free to address that any time you see fit.
For the last couple of years I’ve known that the Patriot Act was of no threat to me because the ACLU had so much time on their hands that they were able to persue Nativity scenes around the country.
Now, thanks to Martha Burk, I know that the rights of women have become so secure that N.O.W. is able to devote so much of their time to chasing after Augusta National.
We’ve come a very long way baby.
Slow down Al, perhaps you didn’t catch the gest of my financial support for IBM, ExxonMobil, SBC – all sponsors of the 2005 Masters at Augusta. Thus I was trying to counter, though not so subtly, your protest because of my firm support for Augusta’s choice of “assembly.”
My choice of assembly. To be with MOAN (mentioned by Redbeard)!
Why?
So I can look out the window of the MOAN headquarters and see the parade of protestors !
Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am!
These whining women are an embarrassment to me. I hope they are gone (or at least quiet) by the time my 16-month old daughter is old enough to know what is going on.
Al, you said “There was a time women couldn’t vote or serve on a jury either, unlike Augusta National, times change.”
Just as Free Speech is applicable only in the public square and not on someone’s private blog, there’s a difference between participating in public and private activities.
It is morally wrong to deny someone the opportunity to participate in public activities, based on gender etc. It is not morally wrong for private organizations to exclude whatever. Whether or not doing so is smart, is entirely up to the private entity in question.
As far as I’m concerned, I’m not interested in joining a club that is chartered to exclude me based on sex, race or what have you.
Nor would I care if a private business hired solely on race or gender etc — think about it.
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La Shawn, I have another suggestion: Jesse Jackson should also picket Aryan Nation and the KKK (wait a minute, aren’t Jesse and Bobby the Kleagle buddies?) to force them to open up their membership.
Any chance we’ll get to watch The Masters without commercial interruption again?? Martha did us a huge favor previously. Nobody really pays any attention to her anyway.
“…rules on something as arbitrary as gender.”
as arbitrary as man and woman restrooms, YMCA and YWCA, boys scout and
girls scout, locker rooms at fitness clubs, dormitory assignments at
most universities, “men’s night out” and “women’s night out”, etc.
“the NCWO, I don’t know enough about them to have an informed opinion.”
haha, are you serious? alright, if one knows nothing about a particular organization, one can usually
look at its top leadership and make a close guess at what the organization
is like, does, and stand for. (i.e. Julian Bond of NCAA, James Dobson
of Focus on the Family, etc.) Take NCWO’s top fem gun Martha Burk, her
actions, her history and background and one has to be pretty THICK to not
have a general idea of what NCWO is. Hint: take out the C and switch
around the letters W and O around and you have its sister.
I guess Burk will go after NBA next for not having men and women playing together? NFL for having no women football players or coaches?
As for the advertising, as I understand it they haven’t had any advertising for the past two years because they did not want to put advertisers at risk. I don’t think boycotting advertising is going to sway their position.
Sorry, Jade. I had to delete the link because it was doing weird things to the formatting. Please trackback to the post instead. – Admin
Male only Golf Clubs vs. Male Dominated Theocratic Hegemonies that Torture and Murder Women!
La Shawn,
Maybe you could help here. These feminists definitely have too much time on their hands.
Perhaps you can help redirect their collective energy too something crucial to our national security interests in the GWOT.
Might I suggest they could help bring the world’s attention to:
We need to bring the atrocities that Islamic women have suffered under these male dominated theocratic hegemonies to the world’s attention. The MSM is failing to cover these stories. The regime of the Mad Mullahs of Iran will implode under the light of free world. The Internet and the Blogos now have the power to do this independently of the MSM.
There are two projects now underway worthy of our funds and support. They are the Lebanese Liberation Project by the Spirit of America as you mentioned and Regime Change Iran by Dr. Zin.
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I love golf. I will never have the connections nor the financial means to be offered a membership at Augusta National. I am not bothered by that. But Ms. Burk wants me to be irate because women of appropriate wealth and social stature is being denied membership at Augusta. Well, maybe not me in particular because I am a man. But I find it hard to believe this specific “slight” resonates with the average American woman. Ms. Burk really should learn where to pick her battles. Her “editorial” earlier this week in the WSJ would even have one believe that altering membership policies at this elite level in favor of women would go a long way to eliminating the evils of corporate cronyism and what it means to the incestuous make up of boards of directors. So much for the SEC. I think most Americans would consider Augusta membership a fringe issue. And publically obsessing over fringe issues usually hurts more than helps ones advocacy.
Martha can enjoy her golf game while a five foot 100 pound woman guard gets herself and a few others blown away in an Atlanta courthouse by a six foot two 230lb criminal.Political correctness gone crazy.
Re: MALE ONLY GOLF CLUBS vs. THE MAD MULLAHS OF IRAN
POSTSCRIPT:
A Case of Distributive Ethics
La Shawn,
In keeping with the tenor of this thread, re my earlier post, I allowed myself the latitude of expressing my less than PC opinion of the priorities of NOW.
Needless to say my chauvinistic pontification did not rest well with my wife when I mentioned my comment in your thread.
I was taken to task over my assumption that NOW and other feminist groups are not aiding the women of Islam in their struggle to free themselves from this Medieval bondage.
Point taken.
Quick analysis:
The Mad Mullahs of Iran will go nuclear soon unless action is taken to stop them.
The strategic consequences of this happening are unimaginable.
The event horizon is by this summer.
We are at a tipping point in this GWOT. We can deliver a crushing and fatal blow to the enemy if the Iranian regime falls.
The majority of the Iranian people consider themslves Persian and dislike the Arabic minority that brought the Islamfascist fundamentalism from Saudi Arabia.
This majority and the growing “Joyless Generation” are on the verge of effecting a regime change. They need to know that the free world is in support of their cause.
If it weren’t for the Internet and the Blogos, you would never know this as the MSM is completely avoiding this story.
In the last several weeks there have been massive demonstrations and riots throughout Iran. Read Dr. Zin’s daily news summary at Regime Change Iran.
The ideology of our enemy, Islomfascism, is a failed relic of the 12th Century that has no place in our time. A fatal weakness of this cult-like religion of hate and evil, is its treatment of women. These male dominated hegemonies remain in power and control by perpetuating this cult by their own “interpretations” of the Koran.
Beyond squelching any criticism and any questioning of their enlightened interpretations – they treat women a chattel not much better than animals.
Hence my challenge to the feminists organization to assist this movement for freedom by bringing the plight of the women of Islam to the free world.
I’m did not intend to disdain their effort to bring attention to these private “male only” clubs.
This is a case of distributive ethics and it’s my belief we must bring all of our resources online at this critical juncture to ensure the regime of the Mad Mullahs of Iran implodes.
Eric,
…spoken like a true Southern cracker…which is why I only play golf at a club that won’t let Southern crackers in and why I have never had and will never have a Southern cracker in my home. I’ve also made sure that my sons do not attend schools which let in the children of Southern crackers and why they will marry a Southern cracker girl over my dead body. Segregation now, segregation forever! You uppity Southern crackers should know your place by now. Why don’t you all stay with your own kind?
Because, Stan, it’s all part of our uppity white southern master plan to enslave the masses like it was in 1850
(Toungue deeply planted in cheek).
More seriously, discrimination is wrong, however the right of private entities to allow who they want as members is very important to all of us. Burk is attempting to do the same thing to Augusta that university student life departments are trying to do to College Republicans, Baptist Student Unions and other groups they don’t like. College Republicans are being forced to admit Democrats, Baptist Student Unions and other campus Christian organizations are being forced to tolerate lifestyles and agendas that are opposed to their mission and the Bible. Burk and her aligned groups want things their way: they get to tell somebody they cannot exclude while maintaining their right to exclude. No college campus forces College Democrats to admit Republicans, minority student groups to admit whites, GLBT clubs to admit straights. You, theoretically, are not supposed to have it both ways. Unfortunately, if you can lobby enough to be designated a disadvantaged group, you will get the privilege to exclude others and force people to accept yourself. This is essentially PC run amok.
One other thing that Burk doesn’t seem to have a clue about is that people like Hootie don’t like uppity northern types to tell them what to do. If she’d just leave em alone, maybe they would admit women. I doubt that and my toungue is even farther back in my cheek, almost to the point of choking.
The strongest medicine is to withold your dollars from the sponsors of the Masters. That’s the only voice they like to hear.
Chris,
I don’t care about the Masters, which was always a racist organization until recently, or Ms Burk. She and Hootie Johnson deserve each other. I’ve never enjoyed watching rich, unathletic white guys chase a stupid little white ball around with a stick while making everyone stand there in stoney silence. I was responding to Eric’s nonsense. He made a stupid, ignorant comment reminiscent of those made by folk who I lived and worked with in Dallas some years ago. I’ll take on comments like that ’til the day I die or my Christian values are for naught.
Caution — pedantic posting below. I can’t help myself.
The word “cracker” has become an insult through mutation and the loss of knowledge about its origin. In actuality, as applied to American southerners, “cracker” is derived from the sound made by poor 19th century Florida or Georgia scrub cowboys using long cattle whips. How this mutated into something racial is a complete mystery.
RedBeard,
Thanks…that’s cool…I love info like that. Of course, the original meaning is what I intended!
I know what and who you were responding to, Stan, but being a Southerner, I couldn’t resist the failed attempt at humor.
Chris,
Sorry if you were offended…it was meant for one person, one time…no one stood up to him…Southerners that read his remark should have immediately disassociated themselves from him…if they had, I wouldn’t have said a word.
Someone needs to rebuke Martha Burk for teaching the NCWO(National Council of Witches Organization)covetousness. Martha–You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, or your neighbor’s husband or the men’s only golf club. Covet- to wrongfully desire something that doesn’t belong to you with complete disregard for the rights of others.
A synomyn for covetousness is equality.
Liberals promote covetousness. By calling covetousness equality they teach people to inordinatly desire things that don’t belong to them. “because I don’t have what you have I don’t want you to have it ” or “because I don’t have what you have you need to give it to me.” This promotes theft and laziness. Ya know like socialism and Communism. Wherever you find yourself be thankful. Don’t compare yourself to your neighbor. Learn to be content. And if your not content with what you have don’t steal from your neighbor. Ask God for help–and start working on what it is you need to do i.e. quit your job, go back to school, build your own golf course, work long hours while your kids go to hell, whatever you need to do! –cause you want to be happy like your neighbor. Fools always think it’s greenier on the other side.
Stan, I must have missed something in what Eric was saying. I think he was merely speaking as a true Libertarian. I think he said that he doesn’t care what racists do/think in their hearts/minds & home — left unsaid is as long as those idiots don’t act on it to bring harm to “them”. Unlike Islamofacists.
Andy,
Saying that Augusta doesn’t need to admit Jews or blacks is rascism. I hope Libertarians don’t all share his view. It hearkens back to some very bad times when Jews and blacks WERE excluded from many, many facilities for reasons of race and ethnicity alone. How far does he want to carry this exclusivity? I thought we had moved on from that type of attitude. The issue of whether or not women should be allowed is separate, not analogous.
Stan, I understand the sentiment.
But I still think wholly owned private enterprises may discriminate willy-nilly. They will bear the consequences of their decision to do so.
Put it this way. Would you rather pour your blood, sweat & tears, not to mention loyalty into a private company only to find out when it’s all said and done, the owner is a racist and your merits were only grudgingly acknowledged to meet minimal letter of the law in order to avoid a discrimination lawsuit?
Or would you rather spend it where the owner doesn’t care if you’re a purple martian, as long as you perform. And on top of that is willing to mentor whatever it is that he sees in you.
We’ve come a long ways, Baby. The power of racism to hold down a race here in the US are over, PERIOD.
If you’re a racist, go ahead and proudly wear it on your sleeve. That way I know to avoid you and make sure I withhold my money from your products.
The power of rascism to hold down a race is over only because legislation made it happen. Without legislation do you think it would have happened?
Ron Wright,
Extremely happy for your interest in Islamic women. But it HAS been covered from a variety of ways over the years. And American women have been involved. The current and previous administrations are and were well aware. But what are they supposed to do? I think that we should use our political muscle to demand a few things from the Islamic countries that treat women so badly but our government doesn’t seem to care one way or another as long as our oil supply is secure.
Stan, lessee if we didn’t have activist judges in Dred Scott, and we followed the spirit of 18/19th legislation, maybe we wouldn’t need 20th century legislation.
Anyhoo, that wasn’t the point of my comment. My point is that if a businessman is st-o-o-o-pid enough to discount the potential of 70% of the population due to his prejudices, WHY on earth would I EVER want to contribute anything to his bottmline just because legislation forced him to “open” up.
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