The point is people don't actively think it
It's called unconscious bias, and most of the population does it. When you're in a white, middle-aged male dominated environment (i.e. football management), you're programmed to seek the status quo, because anything else would be outside your comfort zone. Any (legal) measure to increase the number of BAME managers will help this by changing the demographics of the population, but there also needs be more training and awareness-raising.
Posted By: King on June 5th 2015 at 09:14:14
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- What does the board think (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 5, 08:03:56
- I think its a good idea. (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 5, 17:55:13
- I don't think there are many industries that are less racist than modern day football (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 5, 10:03:44
- indeed - you have this effect in law a bit too (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 5, 11:06:22
- I think with the younger generation of black players there is also an angle that they go (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 5, 11:17:25
- In the UK that is! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 5, 10:04:01
- indeed - you have this effect in law a bit too (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 5, 11:06:22
- John Barnes and Paul Ince are just fucking shit managers though, race doesn't come into it (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Jun 5, 09:13:11
- True....Barnes had a great opportunity at Celtic and royally fucked it up. I'd like to (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 5, 09:21:38
- Ridiculous....I don't know anyone who gives a toss what colour someone's skin or ethnic (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 5, 09:06:54
- The point is people don't actively think it (Other Football) - King, Jun 5, 09:14:14
- Don't disagree but there needs to be 'push' on getting non-white individuals qualified (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 5, 09:26:45
- Subconscious*. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 5, 09:15:29
- My university professor told me unconscious (Other Football) - King, Jun 5, 09:17:48
- You'll swallow anything. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 5, 09:23:16
- My university professor told me unconscious (Other Football) - King, Jun 5, 09:17:48
- The point is people don't actively think it (Other Football) - King, Jun 5, 09:14:14
- bloody ridiculous. people should be picked on merit not get an interview based on skin (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 5, 08:05:06
- yes they should, but that isn't happening (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 5, 08:28:51
- "probably mostly sub-concious decisions made on out-dated stereo-typing" (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 5, 09:52:57
- it is a good idea (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 5, 11:38:34
- Would be interesting to see some numbers around BME applications for roles (Other Football) - megson, Jun 5, 12:00:13
- it is a good idea (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 5, 11:38:34
- You love hyphens. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 5, 09:34:08
- i did think that as i was typing it (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 5, 09:49:13
- About sums it up. (n/m) (Other Football) - avenging canary, Jun 5, 08:50:36
- Good read on the legal side here (Other Football) - King, Jun 5, 08:42:19
- And that, quite simply, is that. (Other Football) - norway, Jun 5, 08:36:20
- vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 5, 08:30:49
- "probably mostly sub-concious decisions made on out-dated stereo-typing" (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 5, 09:52:57
- Agree (n/m) (Other Football) - Hulk Rules, Jun 5, 08:22:04
- They should (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 5, 08:17:38
- Clearly you are worse than Hitler (Other Football) - Fozzie, Jun 5, 08:16:31
- Sorry. Too many kids on this bus (n/m) (Other Football) - Fozzie, Jun 5, 08:16:59
- yes they should, but that isn't happening (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 5, 08:28:51
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