All white coaching staff

[Triple B]

33 minutes ago, Sk00b said:

Yikes. This is one of those slippery slope conversations.

smh ..... How many more generations is it going to be before nobody even notices stuff like this. There's been a huge difference between my generation and my kids when it comes to this kind of thing but I guess there'll always be some that don't recognize people just as people ....... hopefully there will be fewer and fewer as time goes on.

[Bull Nut]

12 minutes ago, sloan1919 said:

I don’t. Never said I did. YOU made the assertion. I simply pointed out an observation. A trend that is somewhat odd. You (and others here) assumed they must be the best people for the job. If you walked into an authentic Chinese restaurant and everyone was Mexican no one would question why you thought it was odd. When I pointed out that all announced coaches were white, people automatically, with no backing said they were the best people for the job. Including you.

Try to bait someone else bub... You're clearly looking at skin color as a qualifier. 

[sloan1919]

5 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Guys… USF has never hired a black president. I’m just pointing something out, stop making it seem like I’m saying USF only hires white people to be president.

That is true. Remember USF was founded during the civil rights movement so I would argue that at one point they weren’t eligible. There have been too few presidents since to observe a trend.

[sloan1919]

5 minutes ago, Triple B said:

smh ..... How many more generations is it going to be before nobody even notices stuff like this. There's been a huge difference between my generation and my kids when it comes to this kind of thing but I guess there'll always be some that don't recognize people just as people ....... hopefully there will be fewer and fewer as time goes on.

When it stops being an issue?

[Triple B]

Just now, sloan1919 said:

When it stops being an issue?

Unless I'm missing something, YOU'RE making it an issue where there's not one ....

[CycleBull]

1 hour ago, sloan1919 said:

It wouldn’t be the best person for the job if parents won’t send their kids. In your mind you clearly see it as “disqualifying people”, in mine I question if black people were even considered. Additionally, how is he going to handle the same exact situation with the students. 

What you’re saying is potentially unconscious bias. 
 

For the record I’m not saying it is.

Edited December 16, 2022 by CycleBull

[CycleBull]

21 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Guys… USF has never hired a black president. I’m just pointing something out, stop making it seem like I’m saying USF only hires white people to be president.

I was just sent an email titled “Help attract the next generation of Bulls”. It’s targeted towards me helping USF to enroll black students to the school. Pretty sure the next step is becoming the president.

 

*Email part is not a joke.

Edited December 16, 2022 by CycleBull

[sloan1919]

16 minutes ago, JTrue said:

This is a stupid thread and I love imagined racism AND making stupid posts.

Never sad anything about racism. You did. I simply said there was a lack of diversity in the coaching staff that has been announced SO FAR. That’s a fact that is easily verified through the athletics USF website. Anything more than that is just speculation. I don’t think that everyone who doesn’t value diversity is racist. That just isn’t true. There could be 100 reasons why the coaching staff is what it is. My point was, parents, donors, etc. expect diversity and if it isn’t there things like recruiting will be hard. As a parent, I wouldn’t send my kid to a school that was not diverse or have want him in sports that wasn’t diverse. Some parents may not care but I would.

[WhoRUSF]

I don't think anybody was going to have a problem if dieon sanders brought a mostly black staff... but leave it to this guy to have a problem with a mostly white staff. The only issue will be if they don't win enough. 

[sloan1919]

9 minutes ago, CycleBull said:

What you’re saying is potentially unconscious bias. 

Yes. That is what I’m suggesting. Hence why diversity sometimes needs to be considered. If not, you may end up with a group that looks exactly like you even though that was not the intention.