Diversity - Is it going too far?

[Cleve van Leef]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67195794

Arsenal, if these are the best they can get why the problem. Surely Squads should be the best a Club can get. Why include anyone who isn’t good enough?
If you’re good enough…..

[jon1959]

Re: Diversity - Is it going too far?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67195794

Arsenal, if these are the best they can get why the problem. Surely Squads should be the best a Club can get. Why include anyone who isn’t good enough?
If you’re good enough…..

Depends how and where they are recruiting.

A team photo of 27 players at a major club in north London without a single non-white face has to raise questions.

There may be reasonable answers, but somehow I doubt it!

[The Bloop]

Re: Diversity - Is it going too far?

If there's a bias (either concious or unconscious) in the recruitment process then it does matter.

[Trigger]

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For a sports team, pick the best players. As long as there's no bias in the recruitment I don't get the problem.

Of course in other organisations diversity can be enormously valuable and important to have.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Depends how and where they are recruiting.

A team photo of 27 players at a major club in north London without a single non-white face has to raise questions.

There may be reasonable answers, but somehow I doubt it!

I would be very surprised if Arsenal ladies recruited from the local community , white , black or whatever minority

They probably get the best players from all over the country

I would imagine these players are more likely to be from Hampshire than Harlesden

[JamesWales]

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Stories like this are the usual divisive sectarian nonsense that are slowly tearing us apart.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Stories like this are the usual divisive sectarian nonsense that are slowly tearing us apart.

And most of them come from the political right.

[JamesWales]

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And most of them come from the political right.

Doesn't actually, but thats not the point.

It's still emphasising that what divides us is the most important thing.

BBC cheering it on of course, always amplifying any story like this which probably came from about two people's twitter accounts

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Doesn't actually, but thats not the point.

It's still emphasising that what divides us is the most important thing.

BBC cheering it on of course, always amplifying any story like this which probably came from about two people's twitter accounts

Come on, this happens with all news organisations. It's not a BBC thing.

[JamesWales]

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Come on, this happens with all news organisations. It's not a BBC thing.

I agree, many do. But I think the BBC is one of the worst culprits and they have a broader responsibility. They routinely promote these stories at the expense of other things and as I say, I think it's driving wedges between people and creating an image of a society in constant racial conflict, which I don't think is true. I think it's making society more divided

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I agree, many do. But I think the BBC is one of the worst culprits and they have a broader responsibility. They routinely promote these stories at the expense of other things and as I say, I think it's driving wedges between people and creating an image of a society in constant racial conflict, which I don't think is true. I think it's making society more divided

How do you know the BBC routinely promotes these stories at the expense of other things ?

Where have you got this from ?

You are having one of your nights here

[JamesWales]

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How do you know the BBC routinely promotes these stories at the expense of other things ?

Where have you got this from ?

You are having one of your nights here

Because the BBC often report on these stories, frequently based on a tiny reaction on twitter. And they only have so many stories on the website / TV news and thus other stories by default slip down the agenda.

Sometimes the demand for racism seems to outstrip supply and this strikes me as one of those occasions.

[Tuerto]

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I agree, many do. But I think the BBC is one of the worst culprits and they have a broader responsibility. They routinely promote these stories at the expense of other things and as I say, I think it's driving wedges between people and creating an image of a society in constant racial conflict, which I don't think is true. I think it's making society more divided

There's around 70,000 black, mixed, Asian people living in the borough of Islington, in a total population of around 215,000.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Because the BBC often report on these stories, frequently based on a tiny reaction on twitter. And they only have so many stories on the website / TV news and thus other stories by default slip down the agenda.

Sometimes the demand for racism seems to outstrip supply and this strikes me as one of those occasions.

So no idea at all then

Get back in your box

[NYCBlue]

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How is it going too far? It's actually pretty strange seeing an entirely white team and staff. It's like something from another era.