[ebfe]

>you are generally helped...

They're not necessarily wrong, either. I'm responsible for hiring decisions, and whenever possible I prefer to go with white and Asian men because 1. I know their accomplishments are the result of their own ability rather than hand-holding, and 2. if things go sour, they're not going to sue me.

Obviously few women or PoC do those things, but with a white/Asian guy you remove the risk entirely.

[pessimizer]

It's good that you admit this in public, and validating for women and minorities who are never sure if they weren't hired because they weren't good enough, or because the person doing the hiring was proudly racist or sexist.

[jimmywanger]

> because they weren't good enough, or because the person doing the hiring was proudly racist or sexist.

Or because diversity initiatives have poisoned the hiring process/pool to such a degree that you have to be careful about the very people whose hiring you're supposed to encourage?