It’s that time of the year when I have to write missives to the “Equal Opportunity Office” which start with the words:
Professor XYZ is a male Caucasian, however we have extended him an offer of employment because he’s highly qualified…
These “male Caucasians” and “female Hispanics” are all people I’ve known for years. They have no idea I describe them in writing this way. They have no idea I have to justify every… unappealing identity, so to speak, in order to be able to hire.
Yes, I literally have to write apologetic documents for every non-minority person I hire.
I feel absolutely humiliated by all this. Congratulations, Americans. You’ve really done yourselves proud here.
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