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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a first generation immigrant from a poor Eastern European country. [b]I'm also white and beautiful.[/b] I had minimal struggles despite being a poor immigrant only [b]because I'm white and beautiful.[/b] I'm saying minimal, not none, because the vast majority of my managers have been mediocre white men with low intellect, degrees from podunk universities, with no communication or writing skills. Forget about leadership skills. 
Georgetown came out with a great study showing that smarter kids from disadvantaged backgrounds are worse off than white kids with lower intellect. 
The trend continues, at least at my work, where I advocated for hiring some amazing candidates with proven leadership skills, MIT degrees (I'm in tech). So far, for the last 3 years, we've been hiring only mediocre white men as they show the greatest potential for teamwork. 
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I guarantee you that nobody but you thinks you are that beautiful, sweetie.[/quote]

I was making decent money doing catalog work modeling in college (think Macy's) so I don't need your trivial guarantee. One of the PP is correct, being attractive is also a privilege. I married a successful, good looking guy from an UC family, which resulted in additional privilege. Even for men, being taller, which is a measure of attractiveness, results in better pay. 
One of the smartest people in my team is a gay overweight WOC who is stuck at GS11, despite working her butt off. We had another AA woman who retired early because she was getting everyone's work done. She was in customer service and people in the industry were so upset when she left because she was the only one actually doing something and responding to their inquiries. She was never considered for a better technical position although she had the experience and skills for it. She was also the most gracious and kind person,  which is unbelievable to me. 
These are concrete examples of minorities who are overlooked for promotions and held behind, despite being better at the jobs they do. [/quote]

This kind of thing happens all the time. There was an AA woman at my ex-husband’s federal job who was way more qualified (years, education, performance) than a man (white) who was passed over for a promotion. The guy got the promotion. [/quote]

anecdote does not equal data.  How about the AA woman at my federal workplace who had no college degree, but sued because a white man with a law degree was promoted (to a job that clearly required a knowledge of law) instead of her?  She won her suit and subsequently was given a job that paid the same wage that she never showed up for.  I worked in the office about six months before I knew she existed -- she finally showed up one day because she needed to do some paperwork with Admin.  [/quote]

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