cerveloguy wrote:
BLeP wrote:
Starbucks is closing 8000 cafes to do “racial tolerance training”. Racial tolerance is an odd concept to me. It’s supposed to be a good thing. Seems like a poor choice of words to me.
“Starbucks where people of all races are welcome”.
“Whoa, slow down there sonny, welcome is a pretty strong word. I wouldn’t go that far. We merely tolerate other races”
http://business.financialpost.com/...l-tolerance-training
A bit of an over response over an isolated incident IMHO. The guy apologized for staff. That should have been enough. PC is getting a bit ridiculous.
My issue is the way the media uses this incident to get to a "chicken little the sky is falling" moment. This is a direct quote on the cover of today's online Washington Post:
The scene of two black men in handcuffs being led out of a Philadelphia shop by police last week delivered a reminder of pervasive bias that can affect even the most mundane activities, such as meeting someone for a coffee.
If this type of bias is so pervasive then why is this kind of thing even news?
I guess the insideous logic here is that as long as the behavior is considered bad, what's the harm in overstating its "pervasiveness"? And, actually, I could agree with that kind of logic if this was an issue that wasn't getting any attention. But we all know that isn't true. Now the overstating is becoming just the worst type of provocative fiction.