Brasileiritchas

[Nessa 23]

Que mess hein Laura? Você não tem carpet né? Imagina só como seria se tivesse.

[Alex+R 0]

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From all my "corporate sensitivity" training, the only group that is truly discriminated against is caucasian male ages 18-45. This group really has no protection against discrimination due to the workplace demographics from when these foolish laws and forms were developed. I did embarrass corporate legal our last "training session" on this topic. (Example, notice how all other ethnic groups and females (and not Caucasian male) have special interest groups to represent them. Now consider who the laws are really constructed to protect.)

I bet they were embarrassed all right. (But for themselves? Hmm....)

yes they were.

after listening to all the examples of different groups being discriminated against, and how this is easily done ... like the trouble maker I am ... I substituted the white male 18-45 category into the same examples with a reverse discrimination twist to indicate how the laws discriminated against the white male 18-45.

My co-workers chuckled ... the lawyer blushed ... did a true to life "Bill Clinton" maneuver and tried to duck the question. One of my co-workers noticed this and pressed for an answer. Again the start of the BC maneuver and .... well ... with a room full of engineers in Central VA, the question is answered or you lose all credibility. The corporate lawyer (female) admitted that this male age group is at a legal disadvantage compared to other groups.

You doubt, well to each their own. I suggest contacting your company's corporate legal and doing the research.

Let's take this off the Brasileiritchas thread if you have anything else to say. I just want to add that I'm sure one day if the poor little white males 18-45 need protection under the law, the law will be created. I'm sorry you think laws protecting other groups are "silly" but that certainly isn't how many of us feel. "Reverse discrimination," LAWL.

[natty bumppo 289]

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From all my "corporate sensitivity" training, the only group that is truly discriminated against is caucasian male ages 18-45. This group really has no protection against discrimination due to the workplace demographics from when these foolish laws and forms were developed. I did embarrass corporate legal our last "training session" on this topic. (Example, notice how all other ethnic groups and females (and not Caucasian male) have special interest groups to represent them. Now consider who the laws are really constructed to protect.)

I bet they were embarrassed all right. (But for themselves? Hmm....)

yes they were.

after listening to all the examples of different groups being discriminated against, and how this is easily done ... like the trouble maker I am ... I substituted the white male 18-45 category into the same examples with a reverse discrimination twist to indicate how the laws discriminated against the white male 18-45.

My co-workers chuckled ... the lawyer blushed ... did a true to life "Bill Clinton" maneuver and tried to duck the question. One of my co-workers noticed this and pressed for an answer. Again the start of the BC maneuver and .... well ... with a room full of engineers in Central VA, the question is answered or you lose all credibility. The corporate lawyer (female) admitted that this male age group is at a legal disadvantage compared to other groups.

You doubt, well to each their own. I suggest contacting your company's corporate legal and doing the research.

Let's take this off the Brasileiritchas thread if you have anything else to say. I just want to add that I'm sure one day if the poor little white males 18-45 need protection under the law, the law will be created. I'm sorry you think laws protecting other groups are "silly" but that certainly isn't how many of us feel. "Reverse discrimination," LAWL.

I'm just saying that unintended consequences happen if laws aren't always updated due to changing times and demographics. At that point change is required.

btw: I wrote "foolish" not silly. Foolish because it did not make provisions for all people, only groups. It was good legislation at the time because it was needed. Now it is time to change to include everyone.

Will that happen? Good question. Only time will tell.

end of my .02 ¢

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I recently became "white". I didn't ask for it, it just happened because that's how I and some of my fellow used-to-be non-white Arabs are seen lately. It's quite disconcerting, what is passing for white due to immigration. A relative of mine married a pure blood Quechua Indian more than 3 decades ago, and was shocked to find out that her husband became a white man upon receiving AOS. People still thought he was Chinese tho, based upon the way he looked. If Asians, Indians, North Africans of all stripes and so on can become white, then white guys are due for a little affirmative action real soon! As a social scientist who studies social norms, I find this all very interesting.

BTW, race, being a social construct, varies across generations. I think that's why I'm now caught in a generation gap. There are some interesting books on how race has affected social groupings around the world, like "How the Irish Became White", How Jews Became White Folks and What That Says About Race in America ", and Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Become White", among others. Currently, I'm reading a new book about a child caught up in the racial divide in South Africa in the early 1960s. I remember her case from when I was young. In case anyone is interested, it's titled "When Whe Was White".

Edited April 22, 2007 by Green-eyed girl

[bora bora 1]

Ooooh, thanks Green-eyed girl. I'm an Anthropologist and find this super interesting! I should look those titles up.

[LiszyandKenny 5]

lol Lauritcha... pelo menos isso faz eu e o Ken nos sentirmos mais aliviados.. porque o Hopkins e um diabinho !!!!

Mais pelo menos ele nunca "doodoozou" a nossa casa

[Ladylethal 12]

Graças a Deus não tenho carpete, senão matava ele mesmo.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Ooooh, thanks Green-eyed girl. I'm an Anthropologist and find this super interesting! I should look those titles up.

You're welcome! It is a truly riviting subject. I keep up on it because I'm currently studying rates of social change in relation to migration patterns and communication technology. Fascinating!

[Carol&Marc 0]

Oi pessoal!

Achei umas dicas q acho q valeriam a pena postar pra vcs! (Pra quem tá a procura de empregos)

1) Free fax - FaxZero

Pra quem quiser mandar currículos direto do computador (quem não tem fax), pode mandar até 2 faxes por dia de graça. Se quiser mais de 2 por dia tem q pagar $1.99. Muito legal. É só adicionar o arquivo em Word e colocar o # do fax do lugar onde vc quer mandar. Mas só funciona aki nos EUA, Porto Rico (Lauritcha!) e Canadá.

NÃO PRECISA LINHA TELEFÔNICA, SOMENTE A CONEXÃO COM A INTERNET.

2) LatPro

Site de empregos pra quem é bilíngue em espanhol ou português. Tem bastante coisa pra olhar.

3) Power Verbs List

Usei isso para o meu CV e achei muito bom. Vários verbos pro seu CV dar uma turbinada!

Beijos a todos e espero q ajude,

Carol

Edited April 23, 2007 by Carol&Marc

[Ladylethal 12]

Valeu Carol!!!

Bom dia a todos! A semana começou chuvosa e fresca aqui. Beleza! Uma folguinha do calor!

[LiszyandKenny 5]

EEEEE Carolitcha.. essa muie e tudo de bom ne, gente ?

Valeu !!! esse Latpro e a minha cara..

Boa semana a todas e espero que tenham tido um otimo fds.. aqui foi tudo bom.. com muito comilanca, gracas ao Kenny que fez um montao de comida pra noise

bjus

[Nessa 23]

Bom dia meninas,

Thanks for the info, green-eyed. It is interested how they make you change your race here, I used to be white, who knows, maybe now I'll be considered african-american-asian now.

Carol valeu pelos links, E vê se aparece mais. Beijos!!

Eu vou levar meu resume em 2 lugares hoje. Vamos ver se logo, logo alguém se interesse e eu começe pelo menos a fazer entrevista.

[Reynaldo 0]

Bom dia meninas,

Thanks for the info, green-eyed. It is interested how they make you change your race here, I used to be white, who knows, maybe now I'll be considered african-american-asian now.

Carol valeu pelos links, E vê se aparece mais. Beijos!!

Eu vou levar meu resume em 2 lugares hoje. Vamos ver se logo, logo alguém se interesse e eu começe pelo menos a fazer entrevista.

Boa sorte Nessa!!!

Pelo jeito eu perdi uma pah de coisa aqui no fim de semana...

[LiszyandKenny 5]

ahaha.. Isso e o que da, Reynaldo... so quer ficar de lovey-dovey com a Alex

Nessitcha.. boa sorte!!

[Reynaldo 0]

ahaha.. Isso e o que da, Reynaldo... so quer ficar de lovey-dovey com a Alex

ainda bem...

Esse final de semana foi o "Homesickness weekend"

comecando na quinta com um bom churrasco. Sabado com farinha lactea, e domingo com pao de queijo e guarana...

PS: (E esse assunto soh merece um ps) Nao existe um termo exato para a nossa brasileirisse, entao voce coloca no campo raca a mesma coisa que voce colocaria num formulario brasileiro. E nao existe tal coisa como homem branco ser descriminado. That is just a load of bollocks...