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HIre ME (resume below) |
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dlink ... It may be a joke, but... |
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05/24/2005 |
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Your post may be a joke, but you have some hidden anger towards minorities, and it looks like you're blaming minorities for your insufficiencies.
Here's a little lesson I've learned.
A local reporter in this market, has won a couple of emmy's and several awards, has his masters, was looking to get on with a specific agent. The agent says, I can't take you because you're white and I have several white reporters I can't move...The said reporter tells me, well, I guess it's just because I'm white and now it works against me.
Low and behold, I happen to meet that said agent, and asked about the conversation between the reporter and the agent, who then told me in private (and since I'm not naming either the reporter or the agent) that the reporter was unattractive, and didn't have strong command of the camera. That if you are unattractive you need to have some sort of presence, or lure.
The bottom line is, those who make the excuse that it's something they can't change, never really look at themselves and see what they're not doing right. Instead, they blame minorities for taking their jobs and then they become better. Who loses? The person with the bad attitude.
Many minorities have overcome oppression and it has made them stronger. Instead of bitching that they're taking the jobs that you may not see you're not good enough to get, just get better and I bet you will be more inviting, and more marketable.
BTW, I'm white. |
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I am really surprised by the naivety that the original post exposed.
When I read her post I laughed for two reasons...
1. It is the kind of tongue in cheek humor that we need more of in this business. And
2. It was these kind of parameters that we used at a station I was at to hire reporters and anchors.
On advice of our net and consultants (from 3 different firms) we were advised to hire females who were "unidentifiable mixes". They told us to look for someone who did not look too ethnic while maintaining certain features form the "desirable" minorities, other than black.
We were told to hire African Americans that were not mixed race so that the demo had someone to readily identify with. While the rest of the crew could be made up of women with light skin who had some minor Latin or Asian features. Breasts, by the way, could overcome for a more obvious Asian trait.
We were actually told that a French/Vietnamese female with "C" cup breasts and an Hispanic last name would be exactly the person to look for. (I kid you not having seen the consultant??s recommendations.)
As for men, look for distinguished older white men for Anchor positions (no female anchors over 30 please) and male field reporters over 35 of definitive race. Glasses were also recommended, even if they were clear glass. They add to the intelligence and credibility of that reporter.
In short keep the women young, hot and of indeterminate race and keep the men older, worldly and experienced looking.
Like I said ... I read the original post and had to laugh, it brought back so many fond memories.
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