Hispanic Man Pretends to be White, Job Offers Skyrocket

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From: The David Pakman Show

[elehhhhna]

1. Bullshit headline alert

This is about his resume - his surname stayed Hispanic, he changed Jose to Joe, and he was then called for more interviews - not "offers". Nitpicking? No. Things are more subtle than these stupid outraged headlines.

[Journeyman]

2. And it wasn't so much that he presented himself as "white" as he did "assimilated". . .

"Jose" will imply to some a limited knowledge of English and perhaps a short time in-country, while "Joe" gives no such negative connotations for employment.

You're right, elehhhna: Life is far more nuanced than so many see.

[caraher]

3. Nitpicking? Yes.

You don't get to offers without interviews, so this is very pertinent to the odds of a Jose getting a job. An accurate headline saying "interviews" rather than "offers" makes that point just as well.

In many ways the more accurate story is more outrageous. I'd expect a resume to say "Joseph" rather than "Joe," so what I see is that the resume with the shortened, informal Anglo name got more consideration than the one with the full Hispanic first name.

[lunasun]

4. +1 agree

[elehhhhna]

5. Expecting accuracy = nitpicking. Got it.

Offers aren't interviews. The headline is a lie. Lies are bullshit. Bullshit headline. Are you really going to argue against that?

How do you feel about precision and logic?