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Karine Jean-Pierre: White House names first black press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki in the top role at the end of next week.
www.bbc.co.uk

Black - check
Gay - check
Female - check
Rattle cages of religious right and rwnj’s - check and check

On a more serious note, as others have said before on both sides of the avftt political divide, the sad thing is that this still has to be headline news for the first two, if not three reasons. I’m sure that the job is hard enough without all the additional pressure that comes with the territory

Long May she prosper
 
Recidivist3 said:
www.bbc.co.uk

Karine Jean-Pierre: White House names first black press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki in the top role at the end of next week.
www.bbc.co.uk

Black - check
Gay - check
Female - check
Rattle cages of religious right and rwnj’s - check and check

On a more serious note, as others have said before on both sides of the avftt political divide, the sad thing is that this still has to be headline news for the first two, if not three reasons. I’m sure that the job is hard enough without all the additional pressure that comes with the territory

Long May she prosper
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I don't really fall on either side of the usual debates, but the key question, as always is: did she get the role BECAUSE of those characteristics, or DESPITE those characteristics.

Most people will naturally believe one or the other, and those represent two pretty irreconcilable mindsets.
 
GeminiPool said:
I don't really fall on either side of the usual debates, but the key question, as always is: did she get the role BECAUSE of those characteristics, or DESPITE those characteristics.

Most people will naturally believe one or the other, and those represent two pretty irreconcilable mindsets.
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To be honest, Gemini, your ‘key’ question didn’t even cross my mind.

The way you’ve phrased your two questions, ‘because’ or ‘despite’ seems a tad bizarre given that you’ve seemingly ruled out ‘because she was the best candidate for the position. Race, Sexuality and Gender shouldn’t even be part of the process.

Ok, this is a political appointment that we’re talking about and I’m not that naive but I do hope that you’re wrong about ‘most people’
 
Recidivist3 said:
To be honest, Gemini, your ‘key’ question didn’t even cross my mind.

The way you’ve phrased your two questions, ‘because’ or ‘despite’ seems a tad bizarre given that you’ve seemingly ruled out ‘because she was the best candidate for the position. Race, Sexuality and Gender shouldn’t even be part of the process.

Ok, this is a political appointment that we’re talking about and I’m not that naive but I do hope that you’re wrong about ‘most people’
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I get what you are saying, but you are raising semantics with your rephrasing.

By me posing the question as despite those, I am effectively encompassing the fact that they don't matter (and therefore it is her merits that matter: one follows logically from the other).

"Race, sexuality and gender shouldn't be part of the process" is a valid thing to say, but they are also the only reason you have posted this.

This example is of course Political (with a capital p) but just about every hiring in the public eye is now also political (little p) too. As far back as 20 years ago my brother was advised by a family friend who was high up in Merseyside Police to tick the bisexual box on his application to the force.

My only issue with that, is that the way to correct a system that discriminated against one set of people isn't to switch that discrimination to a different set of people instead.

Until we stop seeing articles such as this being written and published, I just don't see how that isn't the case.

My gut feeling in a broader sense is that discrimination of all kinds is real, and utterly wrong; but the concept of privilege is primarily utter bollocks.
 
poolseasider said:
Good luck she'll be out of work in a little over 2 years when Trump makes a return.🤣
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That just isn't happening. His base feel utterly betrayed by his four years of inaction.

It is more likely that someone further right than trump ends up on the scene if the social and economic issues continue the course they are currently on.

The Supreme Court abortion decision is accelerating the decline of federal power across the Union. I would happily put money on at least one state seceding from the union within the next 20 years
 
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