No because it is time black own businesses get the recognition and equal support to non black owned businesses.
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Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
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all stuff like this is doing is causing more of a racial divide and more racial problems before BLM no one really cared about skin colour people just got on with their lives, this has caused problems between people all we here about is black vs white 24/7 this is my issue we was much better before all this and don't tell me blm is a good movement they spend 7 months burning cities to the ground while democrats supported them
and they do show me evidence that they don't, again no one can prove to me black and brown people don't get the same human rights as white people, im still waiting
What's wrong with not supporting a violent marxist organization? Nothing wrong what so ever with saying 'all lives matter'. Some of us don't want to divide things up along racial lines and instead see fellow countrymen and women.
You are arguing for anti-poverty measures and not specifically anti-racism measures, though poverty is definitely a symptom of systemic racism, racism isn't the only cause of poverty and it is a disease that stretches across racial lines.
That's not actually true. It is a public company and has a legal duty to maximize profit for shareholders. They can't actually do what they want without getting in legal trouble with the SEC and shareholders.
Not commenting on this being good or not, just they do have a number of legal obligations and rules.
They also have lgbtq categories. Latin. Horror. Romance. What’s the issue with having a black specific category? More importantly I really wish you people would learn what Black Lives Matter meant instead of trying to make it sound like something bad.
you may not be racist but this country is based off racism. The murder of native Americans who were here first, the enslavement of blacks. The fact this country has been led by a xenophobic man who tries to label immigrants as bad people.
That’s literally the very definition of racism.
Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't there a black POTUS prior to Trump for TWO terms, and did he do much, or nothing for "African Americans" and other minorities? 🤔
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Good God Apple. Just worry about making good products. Let individuals be responsible for their own education and advancement. This is yet another reason why the so-called Masters of The Universe need to be brought under control.
Gender studies degrees for one. I thought it was made up, it's actually a real thing here.
Did I miss something? What does that have to do with this announcement? I’m all for minority owned businesses. This isn’t that. This is Apple setting up schools in historically black neighborhoods to show people how to work in their iOS factories.
At least you had a store there as I said try to find a store in these areas of sudden interest.
People should read NYT journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones' Pulitzer-winning essay from the 1619 Project for a better understanding of what lead up to where we are today with respect to racial injustice in the United States. It's beautifully written and worth the effort soaking in the history of the country's last 400 years.
They can't actually do whatever they want with their money. There's a lot of legal and fiscal responsibilities, maximize shareholder return for example. Not saying they can't do this, it's a PR stunt. But to say they can do whatever they wish is not correct.
The British spelling of colour, humour, etc. has absolutely nothing to do with race, so... no.
Look at the stats? Black owned business often don’t get the support they need and wind up failing. Anyone who takes a basic economy class knows this.
I’m entitled to the same rights as you. Just like a Hispanic person or Muslim. But compared to blacks/Latin/Muslim etc, you don’t have to worry about being judged based on your color or natural attributes.
I was told the other day by a white guy im less attractive when I wear my hear naturally curly than when I straighten it.
I was told by my friend I didn’t get a job I was qualified for because while the hiring manager didn’t have an issue with me being trans the general manager did despite me being well qualified.
we may have the same rights on paper. But we don’t have the same lifestyles because you don’t have to fear that someone is targeting you because of your race or gender or sexuality the same way that people of color, trans, and gay individuals do.
that’s what we call the privilege of being white in America.
also known as being oblivious and willfully so.
my experience has been the total opposite at Apple stores. I feel like they tend to hire people who enjoy tech as a hobby, so generally know more than someone that is hired because of retail experience. People who enjoy Apple products and use them in their daily lives, probably follow the the products closely.
The fact so many white people have an issue with this is both sad and ironic considering Apple has always been a pretty Progressive and inclusive company.
I get that and you make some good points but if it’s not fair for say a Black person to go for a job interview say at apple stores and get the job because they don’t wanna seeem not equal and he wouldn’t get the job based on skills but based on skin colour see how to me it seems unfair
Nationality != race
also, my point was that person doesn’t live in the US and clearly has no idea how bad our issues of systemic racism have been.
If people are being disadvantage due to the colour of their skin or ethnicity, you do not bypass the issue by building oppertunites for them, you tackle the problem head on. If an education establishment is not taking in certain types of people it's because of the racist people in that establishment making those decisions. Get rid of those people. If companies do not hire people of certain types, again it's because of the racist people making the decisions not to hire them. You get rid of those people.
It should always be 'the best person for the job' , regardless of skin colour or ethnicity. If these people are refused a job or an education place based on those criteria then the focus should be on those who make the decsion and to get rid of them. You do not avoid the issue by building education establishments specifically for them or creating companies to hire them.
People may applaud Apple for what they are doing but in my opinion it is wrong.
It should always be 'the best person for the job' , regardless of skin colour or ethnicity. If these people are refused a job or an education place based on those criteria then the focus should be on those who make the decsion and to get rid of them. You do not avoid the issue by building education establishments specifically for them or creating companies to hire them.
People may applaud Apple for what they are doing but in my opinion it is wrong.
When you throw money at problems that don't exist little wonder the real problems never get solved.