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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
While I feel that racism in America certainly exists and that programs like AA are necessary, I don't feel that this statement is necessarily true everywhere in the US.
At my previous job, we had more than 40 people in our music division (a division of Paramount at the time) yet we had six Filipinos, one japanese, one from El Salvador, three Mexican, five African Americans, one Russian, so on and so forth. It was a very racially diverse mix and that was even more prevalent on the Paramount lot.
California (and Los Angeles, in particular) is very racially diverse and I don't think that race is seen as a "liability". At least, that hasn't been my experience or my wife's (and she's Asian).
Everyone has to work hard, regardless of skin color. The "Good Ol' Boy" network still exists in certain circles but I think it's just as difficult for whites, Asians, Hispanics or AA's to break into that circle. And if you DO want to break into that circle, you'd better have an extremely high-level college education (most likely grad school from an Ivy League or Stanford-type school) to even be considered for such a post.
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Where I'm from, there are 0 opportunities, and people of color would probably have a much harder time getting one of the better jobs.
Where I live, there are limitless opportunities and I really believe that it makes no difference what race you are when it comes to getting a job. None.
It has everything to do with your qualifications, and experience. (unless you are Haitian)
Actually you have a much better shot at some really great jobs, if you are a Spanish speaking American, which most whites are not.