Sure. It would also hold true that 13% of Congress would be black (not the case). It would also mean that 13% of all high-powered corporate board positions in America would be held by black men and women, as 13% of America is black. What percentage of your job is black? Your kids’ schools, what percentage of their teachers are black? Your banks, what percentage of their CEOs are black? Perhaps if you can open up some of those other doors for your Nubian brothers and sisters they won’t HAVE to drive a bus for a living.

If there are 6,381 applicants, and 4,751 of them are black, that would indicate that 75% of all applicants are black. HOWEVER, as you stated only 61% of all METRO employees are black. THAT would indicate that they are 14% shy of perfect math, and in the un-black applicants’ favor. They will, in order to be more ethnically-sensitive, and more importantly, mathmatically-correct, they would need to fire 14% of their non-black employees and replace them with black employees.

It’s official, METRO absolutely, positively hates 14% of all black people (but they love the other 86%).

And no…the data isn’t that dated; furthermore, you’ll notice on Metro’s comment above, they didn’t dispute the data.

Hell you can burn the whole city, it’s only Houston.

Do PooPoo’s really want equal rights? Do they really believe in ‘Not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character?’ Or, do they only believe in that stuff when it benefits black people? Do they still believe in “equal rights” when black people are being UNnequally favored? I guess not.

It sure makes it difficult to be sympathetic to the poor black people’s cause, who can NEVER seem to get a leg up, no matter how much gubment money we throw at those ungrateful bast#rds, when their cause is fraught with double-standards. It also makes it a little difficult to believe there is any integrity in black activists’ principles when they plead for “equal rights,” up until THEY are unequally favored.

PooPoo, and all other PooPoo’s out there, I’d wager that this article was not written because the author wants to fire all the black people in Metro. He’s just pointing out the double-standard. In other words, he’s telling all you black activists (and News agencies that support them) to shut the hell up, until you’re willing to have some integrity. If you really believe in equal rights, then you should be going after Metro on behalf of white people.

I’m not a Republican, but I will point out that when Metro declared that their average salary was $37,000, they were using a bit of propaganda, which easily fools folks such as yourself. Republicans may ignore subsequent corrections by folks such as yourself because they have the benefit of real, indisputable evidence (http://www.chron.com/databases/publicemployeepay.html), and they realize it’s futile to argue such points with folks such as yourself.

ALRIGHT, I’VE HAD ENOUGH. BURN THE BUSES!

So again, I have to disagree with your assessment that she was not affected by Southern Jim Crow.

Hey, we’re all affected by Jim Crow, and we all know there will always be a small percentage of populations that will remain racist–Brown, White, Asian, and Black. Why aren’t Japanese still crying about internment camps? Are we still cold towards Russians? Should we give German Americans special treatment because they were a past enemy?

Is it racism that allows a first generation Vietnamese to become a doctor, yet a 4th generation Black to remain poor?

I’ll reply later with statistics, but for now, I feel as though Blacks are getting at least their fair share of assistance. Compare the government programs below for example. The information was obtained from whitehouse.gov.

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Program Title – Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Department Name – Department of Education
Program Funding Level (in millions)
FY2008 $323
FY2009 $323
This program provides financial assistance to establish or strengthen the physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowments of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Grants are made to eligible HBCUs to support projects that address these needs.

Now compare this to the closest Hispanic program below. Note the purpose.

Program Title – Developing Hispanic-serving Institutions
Department Name – Department of Education
Program Funding Level (in millions)
FY2008 $193
FY2009 $205
This program helps expand and enhance the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of institutions that enroll large percentages of Hispanic students. This program makes grants to Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and low-income students.

Notice the difference in dollar amounts.

At no fault of Hispanics, it appears as though Blacks are receiving more money, even though the US population consists of more Hispanics than Blacks. Academic outocomes are likely similar between the two, but in fact, I believe Hispanics fare poorer on the total that complete college.

This is just another example of disproportional treatment (in the favor of Blacks).

You’re propagating false information here. A bus operator makes about $37,000, that point was made in this very posting. Why do Republicans do that? They make a false statement (ie; Obama Wants to Kill your Granny), the other side corrects the false statement, then said Republican pretends like they never heard the answer, and continue along with their original statement… hoping that if they say it enough, and to as many people as they can, it will become true. That’s just freaky, you guys need to stop doing that. Makes you seem crazy.

I really doubt she experienced much, if any of the second class citizen treatment

Most Jews haven’t spent any time in the concentration camps, but I’m guessing they haven’t really forgotten about that facet of their family’s history. So again, I have to disagree with your assessment that she was not affected by Southern Jim Crow.

Proportional treatment would mean Metro would employ 18% Black

Sure. It would also hold true that 13% of Congress would be black (not the case). It would also mean that 13% of all high-powered corporate board positions in America would be held by black men and women, as 13% of America is black. Of course, that is NOT the case – funny, I don’t hear you lamenting that in your blog. What percentage of your job is black? Your kids’ schools, what percentage of their teachers are black? Your banks, what percentage of their CEOs are black? Maybe you should run an expose. Perhaps if you can open up some of those other doors for your Nubian brothers and sisters they won’t HAVE to drive a bus for a living.

In fact, I challenge you to do that. Show me what you’re made of and write a REAL expose, and lay off the small potatoes bus drivers and TV commercials bull****. Maybe you can ask why so many interior decorators are gay, and expose a great big gay-friendly conspiracy. Go to a golf course and find me some black people. Find me 13% of them. If you don’t find ‘em, ask why. I mean that can’t be too hard if you truly do not have an axe to grind, right? The white man doesn’t need another well-intentioned champion, they’re doing pretty well without you sticking up for them I suspect.

Jolanda Jones using the word “White” in her statements may have resonated with other Black people, but to the average listener, she appeared racist. Why would someone (these days) include a person’s race when telling a story?

She’s about 42 years old. She was 10 in 1977. I really doubt she experienced much, if any of the second class citizen treatment.

Ohhh…….I see. Maybe when certain Black activists demand equal treatment, they aren’t necessarily requesting proportional treatment. Proportional treatment would mean Metro would employ 18% Black. Proportional would mean Blacks would only be on 14% of the TV commercials. Proportional would mean that Blacks are also portrayed poorly on TV commercials.

Blacks are 62% of Metro employees, and 80% bus drivers. Blacks are NEVER the burglar on home security commericals (give me an example if I’m wrong). Blacks are rarely, rarely portrayed as stupid, feeble, foolish, or a buffoon on TV commericals. Blacks appear on approximately 40% of the commercials.

So maybe “equal” and “fair” doesn’t mean “proportional”, and a disproportional advantage is acceptable, as long as it favors Blacks?

Sure, but you folks only seem to notice it when a black person appears to get preferential treatment (as if being a bus driver is anything you could call “preferential”). Why exactly is that? It seems that you have an axe to grind.

Did stating their race change the story?

That depends, is Ms Jones old enough to recall being disallowed to drink from a white man’s drinking fountain in Houston Texas? Was she raised as a second-class citizen much of her life, by a family treated as second-class citizens the majority of their lives? Then it matters a whole WHOLE lot, yes. I would say having a white secretary would have been quite indicitive of success for a black woman in Texas back when she got her first job.

“Burn Metro Busses” indeed, I think Crusty is taking this mock “outrage” a little to the ridiculous neighborhood. You poor poor white man, I’ll bet life is just a downright nightmare for you, up there in your white-people ghetto.

This was fun. I can’t wait to see the NEXT installment of “Darky Gets a Hand-Up!”

Is it acceptable to promote “Buying Black”? Is it acceptable to portray white men, but not Black men as the burglar in Brinks Home Security commercials? Is it acceptable to have 16 times as many Black bus drivers than White? No.

This weekend I heard Councilwoman Joland Jones recount her first job experience. “My first job out of college was great. I was the first in my family to have an office. The first in my family to have business cards. My name was on the door in gold letters. And I had a white secretary”.

What? Did she say that? …..yes.

She then went on to say, “I rode up an elevator with 3 men, three white men”. Did stating their race change the story? Then why go there?

Imagine if a White male said the reverse. And I had a Black secretary. I rode up an elevator with 3 women, three Black women.

This is not acceptable.

Oh yes…this was spoken on the radio.