Is this racist?banker claims black people are just not clever

I am simply calling a spade a spade.

I think your subconscious racism is showing through here. Better defend yourself quick or you'll lose your anti-racist cred.

He is clearly racist, and I hope one day a black employee will actually face him and tell him what exactly he thinks of his 'white, middle-aged, upper-middle class boss'.

How is it a defunct theory? Genetics are well understood and its perfectly reasonable to endorse eugenics, so long as the criteria are reasonable.

Discouraging those with inheritable diseases to reproduce with those also with the disease is reasonable. Discouraging certain ethnicities is not.

I can understand your anger and disgust regarding the banker's comments but I feel your reaction towards other forum members is too forthright!

As mentioned in my previous post, the man in question is clearly a closet racist (or a subconcious racist at the very least). However, he does have a point regarding the manner in which many black people speak/conduct themselves in public! I'm black but I really can't stand MLE (Multicultural London English) also known as ghetto talk/street talk and the "roadman" lifestyle many young black youngsters unfortunately pursue!

Ok I haven't mentioned money so far but we can discuss this if you like. Most definitions of success include the attainment of fame, wealth or social status.

How else would you determine that someone is successful or not? Name me a few people you consider to be successful.

You mentioned communism obviously this is a system that doesn't only limit the attainment of wealth, but also fame and social status. So unless your definition of success is different to most definitions, it is much less likely for an individual to be successful under communism.

No, he doesn't have a point. Many black people speak that way when they are poor, because of where they grew up and who they grow up around. White and Asian people also tend to speak that way when they are poor. But he gives white people a pass, clearly, and focuses on black people and only black people. Therein lies my problem. If he had said 'I have a problem with people who come in to interview and they don't even speak properly' - fine, but the minute he made that out to be a problem only experienced by the black community, that's where he crossed the line, and the fact that this stupid forum of probable 17-year old Tarquins and Edwards are debating whether that's 'okay' is ridiculous.

Under communism there would still be famous people with more social status under any plausible theory of Communism, the idea of equal social status and fame is pretty much impossible but equal wealth is not and could be controlled by the Government possibly in the form of rations for example.

To me Scientists like Einstein are the most successful they have demonstrated such great knowledge of Science to improve our understanding of the world.

The idea of equal social status has a name. It's called communism. And I agree with you that it is impossible.

Of course Einstein is successful. Well done for saying what 99% of the planet would agree with. Don't you think it's interesting how Einstein emigrated to the US, probably the most capitalist country at the time...

Einstein is well known for his left wing beliefs.He emigrated to the US for the scientific opportunities there.

http://www.history.com/topics/einsteins-life-facts-and-fiction

{playing devil's advocate}

You could easily switch this out with 'black' and it would be the same...

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Except this is discussing intelligence, not disease. Did you read the article?

Yet ibwas talking about eugenics. Inteligence has a genetic component, meaning eugenics is not defunct.

In theory, yes. I read the article and he made some pretty shady comments about people who happen to be black and from working class backgrounds.

Still, doesn't change the fact that many bankers are indeed white and there is still stigma around the idea of successful black people applying for higher ranked jobs.

That's why as black people we need to do everything we can to eradicate the negative stereotypes associated with us! Speaking like Ali G won't get a black person a job in the worlds of medicine, law, banking etc as it reinforces the inaccurate and untrue stereotype that black people are unintelligent!

Wait...you mean you don't have to be clever to get into banking?! Did i pick the wrong career...or is this academic snobbery I'm smelling?

So I was tweeted this on Twitter and had a read and don't know what to think to be honest? I agree with a lot of it but it seems well out of order. Here's an extract of the funnish bit but check it out: http://www.citysharks.co.uk/2016/05/31/investment-banker-on-black-people-in-banking/

Would you personally hire a black person?Possible, if they could do the job, but as soon as I hear any ghetto like language their gone. That’s why education is paramount as it irons out the poor character traits and polishes a person for a potential career in investment banking.I understand totally but most black people come from deprived backgrounds?I don’t buy into that crap you can make it wherever you’re from. If you want to kill your brain cells by listing to Beyonce and Jay Z and walk around with a knife then your damaging your own chances in life. Plenty of black people life like civilized human being’s, it’s just that black people choose to live less so. Just walk around London and your see it’s mainly always the black people that need to be avoided. Just look at the prisons, black males are just a criminal and lazy men on average.

Shouldn't this serve as motivation for blacks to prove this banker otherwise? As usual, people on here are getting emotional for no reason