It's all about color to the SP types now. They focus on it way more than anyone else. It's the only thing they have left to protest/cry about. Whites are pigeonholed into being racist at every turn, but if the gov't decides a black person deserves a job over a white person it's justice. It's a ridiculous knee jerk swing that will ruin this country.
SP is "Secular Progressive?"
But really, true story: I was in charge of a large department at a industrial plant and was trying to hire for a vacant electronics technician position. About six days in I got a visit from Human Resources, a lady came by my office with three of my returned-discarded applications in her hand, saying, "Did you not realize these three are minority workers?"
I'm like, "Not offhand. I don't hire based on minority status, I hire based on qualifications for the job to be filled. I don't care what color they are."
She was like, "Oh that won't work today, you have to give minorities special effort in hiring. You shouldn't just dismiss their application without at least a interview."
Looking over the applications, I saw I had marked them in my customary shorthand indicating I had in fact interviewed them and also had interview notes attached. Neither of these three applicants had any schooling, training or experience whatsoever in electronics. There was simply no way to hire them for the opening. I showed her the notes and explained this to her, and she said:
"We just have to be very careful how we handle minority applicants."
Irritated, I now said, "You mean we have to
profile people? Up to now in professional and personal life, I've ignored skin color and ethnicity. It's simply not important to me."
She parts with, "Well, yes it is very important."
This is when I knew the PC crap had gone way too far.... And this was only 1998 at the time. No telling how bad it is now.
I am a anachronism - totally colorblind in a time of rampant race baiting.