[arista]

[BBC bans white people from applying for £18,000
trainee job to work on Springwatch
and The One Show sparking discrimination row after
BBC is advertising a one-year trainee
production management role in Glasgow
The position is 'only open to black, Asian and
ethnically diverse candidates'
Positive discrimination is illegal but
'positive action' is allowed for trainee roles]


This will not be debated on BBC AM.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ainee-job.html



[BBC director general Tim Davie
has said that the lack of diversity among
its top-paid stars means the
broadcaster 'has more work to do' on the issue]



Typical of the BBC

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

'positive action' is allowed for trainee roles]

There's nothing positive about racist discrimination.

If it was an apprentice or just a minimum wage position it would be almost excusable, but proper jobs shouldn't have racial barriers.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

If it was an apprentice or just a minimum wage position it would be almost excusable

18k is minimum wage if it's a full time job?

[bots]

some day, the best person for the job will get employed. I know it's a fantasy, but i can dream

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

18k is minimum wage if it's a full time job?

Depends. Most 9-5 jobs don’t actually pay the lunch hour (or at least don’t legally have to) so a full time working week is actually only 35 hours, which comes out at around 16.5k salary

Assuming lunch hour isn’t paid, £18k works out as about £10/hour [/nitpick]

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Depends. Most 9-5 jobs don’t actually pay the lunch hour (or at least don’t legally have to) so a full time working week is actually only 35 hours, which comes out at around 16.5k salary

Assuming lunch hour isn’t paid, £18k works out as about £10/hour [/nitpick]

Yeah that's what I thought, I thought minimum wage was like £16kish

[UserSince2005]

I wish I was black. I would have been a multi millionaire by now with all the opportunities that would have been thrown my way.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

I wish I was black. I would have been a multi millionaire by now with all the opportunities that would have been thrown my way.

You said in the past you are black??

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...highlight=race

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You said in the past you are black??

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...highlight=race

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You said in the past you are black??

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...highlight=race

Just another fib in his web of lies dear

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You said in the past you are black??

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...highlight=race

[UserSince2005]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You said in the past you are black??

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...highlight=race

I thought I was but 23andme got in touch an told me the test results I received were someone else’s and I’m actually not 97% Nigerian / 3% djaboti

[Beso]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

I thought I was but 23andme got in touch an told me the test results I received where someone else’s and I’m actually not 97% Nigerian / 3% djaboti

You must be at least 78 percent scottish after this weekend!

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

I thought I was but 23andme got in touch an told me the test results I received were someone else’s and I’m actually not 97% Nigerian / 3% djaboti

Was your skin colour not a giveaway?

[UserSince2005]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Was your skin colour not a giveaway?

I dont like to make racist assumptions.

[user104658]

For a position like this why bother restricting applications? If you have a preference in mind for the selection then just make that selection . I can see the argument for “wasting people’s time” but for an unpaid trainee position I don’t think that’s a huge concern. Just be clear from the outset that there are expected to be a lot of applicants, which should avoid getting anyone’s hopes up too high.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

For a position like this why bother restricting applications? If you have a preference in mind for the selection then just make that selection . I can see the argument for “wasting people’s time” but for an unpaid trainee position I don’t think that’s a huge concern. Just be clear from the outset that there are expected to be a lot of applicants, which should avoid getting anyone’s hopes up too high.

It shows how Nasty the BBC are.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

It shows how Nasty the BBC are.

I know it was a long time ago, but remember when you lied about only disliking the BBC because of the licence fee?

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I know it was a long time ago, but remember when you lied about only disliking the BBC because of the licence fee?

No Its Still Why I Am Angry at the BBC TAX
it has got to change.
Take it from the General Tax



This is a New Topic
and I can say they are Nasty.

[Strictly Jake]

Racism works both ways, no?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Racism works both ways, no?

Both? There are more than two races. Black people can be racist against Indians, who can be racist against Chinese ... Who can all be racist against whites.

There's no both ways about it, anyone can be either a perpetuator or victim of racism.

[The Slim Reaper]

It's not about being racist against honkys. It's the opposite in fact because the crackers are over represented in most industries, so trying to find a bit of balance from a cross section of all British communities isn't racist.

I don't remember seeing this kind of outrage when Muslim, Indian, or African names aren't even given interviews.

It's about over representation, not discrimination.

[The Slim Reaper]

US2005 entering a thread

Youtube video

[Swan]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

It's not about being racist against honkys. It's the opposite in fact, because the crackers are over represented in most industries, so trying to find a bit of balance from a cross section of all British communities isn't racist.

I don't remember seeing this kind of outrage when Muslim, Indian, or African names aren't even given interviews.

It's about over representation, not discrimination.

Why does race need to be highlighted though? I mean, by law of averages more white people will apply for most jobs based purely on the fact the the UK population is over 80% white.

We may look somewhat different on the outside, but on the inside we're the exact same. Isn't that what it should be about? Equal, never treated lesser, never treated more than, equal.

Im not outraged or anything, the BBC get to do what they like, it's their Corporation they can hire who they like, i just don't see this as progression. The opposite in fact.

Logic would say hire the best person for the job, no matter race.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Swan

Why does race need to be highlighted though? I mean, by law of averages more white people will apply for most jobs based purely on the fact the the UK population is over 80% white.

We may look somewhat different on the outside, but on the inside we're the exact same. Isn't that what it should be about? Equal, never treated lesser, never treated more than, equal.

Im not outraged or anything, the BBC get to do what they like, it's their Corporation they can hire who they like, i just don't see this as progression. The opposite in fact.

Logic would say hire the best person for the job, no matter race.

Because history and experience have proved that best person for the job doesn't really exist a lot of the time, and studies have shown that using the exact same CV but with different names yields different results. Maybe their last 15 trainees were white dudes, so are looking to add different experiences into the mix.