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Serious talk, do white male employers feel threatened by BME alpha looking men?

E.g. Those that bodybuild, those that look like they can lead and have a dominating presence. Is that what goes against the BME man of those characteristics trying to get a respectable office job? Let's assume the hypothetical guy has good enough credentials or even exceeds those the job descriptions/person specification asks for.

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Reply 1

Viceroy

Do they feel that way? Or are you asking because you got rejected from a job and are looking for reasons why?

EDIT: Sorry, had no idea what BME meant (above still stands if we're just talking about bodybuilder types...). Anyway, yes, statistically it's true that minority individuals are often discriminated against when applying for jobs.

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Reply 2

lent6

Original post by Viceroy

Do they feel that way? Or are you asking because you got rejected from a job and are looking for reasons why?

lol

Reply 3

Tom_Ford

Original post by Viceroy

Do they feel that way? Or are you asking because you got rejected from a job and are looking for reasons why?

I have seen patterns of behaviour, personnel in these places I have been, experiences of BME men of those characteristics. It's a logical claim.

Reply 4

Anonymous Coward

Of course they're threatened. As obvious as the sky being blue.

Reply 5

perfectsymbology

Bisexual Male Escort?

Beefy Mixed Eurasian?

British Mechanical Engineer?

Bipedal Monkey Experiment?

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Reply 6

GailQ

Black and Minority Ethnic (like POC - People of Colour). Because for whatever reason, someone somewhere decided that people that fall under that category need a group label. Of course it's totally not marginalisation.

Reply 7

whatevernd

No they wouldn't. They would want the best leaders in their company. It's foolish to think otherwise.

Reply 8

Anonymous Coward

Original post by whatevernd

No they wouldn't. They would want the best leaders in their company. It's foolish to think otherwise.

You honestly believe that.

You hear about the Malckay Mackay stuff? That wasn't even a guy who owned the company. That's in an industry full of black people. The thoughts are still there. Very much there.

You don't think comments like that happen behind the scenes everywhere else, in every other industry?

If you don't that's fair enough. I don't wan't to argue on-line. But I disagree.

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Reply 9

Tom_Ford

Original post by Anonymous Coward

It's the mentality that is the problem. That they feel threatened as men by guys who just want to earn a living. My mate Dave is a black guy with a top London uni degree and he looks like he is built from bricks, could play American football if he wanted to... gets nowhere. He is more than well qualified for these jobs. In fact we even set up a profile with the exact same qualifications and answers for the online questions. That one passed, because there was a white name.
There are closed doors everywhere, I have a white name and surname but i think they have serious reservations about me when they see me . I get interviews easily but everytime bar once they have said no, I have had many many interviews since graduation.

Reply 10

Blue_Mason

Yes I can confirm that white male colleagues are indeed threatened by my bulge.

Reply 11

Le Nombre

I'm 6'2, 14 stone, fairly built. My boss is 5'4 and fat little ******.

Does he feel threatened by me? Does he chuff, because I would be utterly ****ed without him, he would barely notice if I left.

In a work environment alpha-beta does not work the same. The experienced, wealthy guy with the authority to fire you on the spot, who could do your job blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back, is not going to feel threatened by a recent graduate.