Re: White Applicants Blast FDNY After Being Denied Entry To Preparation Class

those who use their minority status for an advantage are something
other than Americans

On Mar 5, 10:26 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Applicants Blast FDNY After Being Denied Entry To Preparation
> Class<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/white-applicants-blast-...>by
> Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>
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> The reverse discrimination continues because of affirmative action policies.
>
> *NEW YORK (CBSNewYork<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/white-applicants-blast-fdny-af...>
> )* — Applicants are letting loose on the FDNY, saying the department engages
> in reverse discrimination<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/27/police-lieutenant-files-discri...>
> .
>
> There were hurt feelings and racial tensions as white applicants were left
> standing outside a prep class on Wednesday night, reports CBS 2's Lou Young.
>
> "Whoever's name is not on the list is not getting in, so were just
> following orders. That's just the way it is," the applicants were told.
>
> Joseph Basile was one of those who didn't get in.
>
> "It wasn't a good feeling. It felt like it was discrimination," Basile said.
>
> The class was conducted by the Vulcan Society, a group of African American
> firefighters in an overwhelmingly white
> department<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/05/judge-independent-monitor-to-o...>.
> Many applicants who were turned away preregistered online on forms that did
> not ask for their race, which made for testy moment.
>
> Translation: The black applicants were let in while the applicants who were
> discovered to be white, were left outside. In today's liberal world, skin
> color means more than merit.
>
> Continue reading>>><http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/white-applicants-blast-fdny-af...>
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