Robert Peston job ad - whites need not apply

[Puggit]

Peston said:

At @pestononsunday we're looking for an intern keen to learn about production and excited by politics. Is it you?

https://creativeaccess.org.uk/opportunity/trainee-...

How is this legal?

1) Why no EU residents?
2) Why no whites?

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/8836460906791280...

[R8Steve]

The site it's advertised on describes itself as 'working to change the face of the creative industries, founded with the single purpose of providing young BAME people, paid training opportunities in creative companies and supporting them into full time employment.'

I don't see why they would be any less likely to get a job than anyone else in the first place so it does seem rather counter productive and backwards.

I'd struggle to imagine an advert saying only white people can apply tbh.

[Pesty]

You're surprised by this? Been happening for years.

[anonymous-user]

Most likely they will try and categorise it as a training opportunity, not a job.

You can have for example women only leadership/mgt courses if you have an 'under representation' of women in mgt roles.

I dont have the interest to check into it, but that would be my guess

[souper]

Irish are classed as BAME the vast majority been white but they would fail in applying purely because they are white. Hmm!

[BlackLabel]

wsurfa said:

Most likely they will try and categorise it as a training opportunity, not a job.

You can have for example women only leadership/mgt courses if you have an 'under representation' of women in mgt roles.

I dont have the interest to check into it, but that would be my guess

You're correct.

[Mastodon2]

This kind of vile racism has no place in our society and it is frankly appalling that it is allowed to happen under a creative bending of the rules.

[Wobbegong]

How do they decide if you're dark enough? My friend is from a 'black' British background but is albino. Could he apply or would he fail the colour chart?

Actually I'll forward it to him and see if he'll apply for a laugh

[Lance Catamaran]

Discrimination by any other name is still discrimination

[dromong]

Dianne Abbott is a specialist in this type of discrimination. If it was the other way round there would be riots.

[gooner1]

Me? White? Whatever gave you that idea?

[98elise]

What if you identify as black?

[Charlie Hoskins]

Any one here running a business ought to see how far they get by offering a 'training opportunity' and advertising 'whites only'.

Copy their ad word for word switching 'visible ethnic background' for 'visible white indigenous'.

Now that would be newsworthy.

[schmunk]

Mastodon2 said:

vile racism

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Oh, you're being serious...?

[anonymous-user]

Whatever happened to giving the job to the most experienced?

[Lance Catamaran]

schmunk said:

Mastodon2 said:

vile racism

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Oh, you're being serious...?

Could you please explain how refusing someone a job because of the colour of their skin is not racist?

[Carl_Manchester]

Raygun said:

Whatever happened to giving the job to the most experienced?

In some jobs rules must be broken to give non-white people a foot in the door, I don't mind it personally as long as the industries are targeted and directed as being in need of such (football management is argued as being such an example). Having a more balanced in-take of can bring positive benefits if it reflect the society it represents, sadly many professions do not reflect the composition of modern UK society, they reflect what UK society looked like in the 1960s.

Helping Women in engineering roles is another example positive discrimination that I agree with.

In this specific example of media and the arts, I don't really mind if it means that we get more talented black actors into the industry like Robert Downey Jr :

Edited by Carl_Manchester on Monday 10th July 12:23

[eatcustard]

What if you are white and live in Bradford, could you apply then?

[Dindoit]

I'm a white man however I identify as a black woman so I'm OK to apply.

[Nothingtoseehere]

Carl_Manchester said:

In some jobs rules must be broken to give non-white people a foot in the door, I don't mind it personally as long as the industries are targeted and directed as being in need of such (football management is argued as being such an example). Having a more balanced in-take of can bring positive benefits if it reflect the society it represents, sadly many professions do not reflect the composition of modern UK society, they reflect what UK society looked like in the 1960s.

Helping Women in engineering roles is another example positive discrimination that I agree with.

In this specific example of media and the arts, I don't really mind if it means that we get more talented black actors into the industry like Robert Downey Jr :

Edited by Carl_Manchester on Monday 10th July 12:23

Wow.
Couldnt disagree more.
Maybe more leading roles should be given to really ugly people?