The Huffington Post is an American online news aggregator and blog post. They offer news, blogs and cover a variety of topics such as politics, media, and culture. Although the "Huffington" post is not a very reliable news source, I found this article to be very interesting. It is the story of a man who is struggling to find a job. He states that he has applied in various places and was not receiving any calls back. He decided to drop the "s" from his name turning Jose into Joe and suddenly job offers began to pour in.
Although job discrimination is illegal, it is clearly still around. People are discriminated daily based on gender, race and age. There have also been cases where women have been called because the employer believes they are males due to them having names such as "Alex" or "Robin." Jose was discriminated based on his race. Jose is clearly a Latino name while Joe is a white name.
This article reminded me about the NY times article that was discussed in class. The article that enforces the Japanese are the model minority because they have succeeded despite their racist experiences. The reason why minorities have a had a hard time succeeding is because the idea of whites being superior is still around even if it is at a subconscious level. Jose has a hard time finding a job not because he does not qualify for it, but because of his name.
Although racism has decreased, it is clearly still around. Labor is often invisible but race clearly isn't. Minority races are often stereotyped into being lazy and relying on benefits such as unemployment but the bigger picture is rarely shown. It is more difficult for a minority to get a job when he is competing with a white man despite his qualifications.
Great posting, Leslie--very insightful.
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