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Sundae · 03-20-2007, 11:43 AM

Leicester statistics in the same format:
63.8 - White
3.07% - Black
29.9% - Asian
0.5% - Chinese
0.32% - Other race
2.32% - Mixed race

Now when I look around my office I would say that approx 25% of the staff are non-white, which roughly matches the population.

I would say this has been the case in every office I've worked in (the percentage roughly reflects the diversity of the location I mean, not the precise percentage shown above).

On the one hand I find the idea of affirmative action quite sinister - choosing a candidate because of the colour of their skin rather than because of their ability. However I find the idea of an all-white office in such an ethnically diverse area rather sinister as well - for exactly the same reason.

03-20-2007, 11:43 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Leicester statistics in the same format: 63.8 - White 3.07% - Black 29.9% - Asian 0.5% - Chinese 0.32% - Other race 2.32% - Mixed race Now when I look around my office I would say that approx 25% of the staff are non-white, which roughly matches the population. I would say this has been the case in every office I've worked in (the percentage roughly reflects the diversity of the location I mean, not the precise percentage shown above). On the one hand I find the idea of affirmative action quite sinister - choosing a candidate because of the colour of their skin rather than because of their ability. However I find the idea of an all-white office in such an ethnically diverse area rather sinister as well - for exactly the same reason. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac