Perlman: Ron Brown's comments do not represent NU

[Count 'Bility]

How hard would it have been for Coach Brown to say my following statement doesn't reflect the University of Nebraska and only a personal belief before he started? then he would have avoided all this mess.

It would not have mattered. So many people just wanna b!^@h for the sake bitching. Whatever. This issue makes me sick. I'm so sick of hearing about it. The world is tough and I'm sick of all this nanny state "let's make everyone feel good" crap. I'm a fat piece of crap, where are my special rights and the laws that say you cant make fun of my weight, or the law that says i cant get cut from the basketball team becasue i'm too slow. You see where this crap is going. As an employer or business owner, I have the right used to have the right to employ whoever I want or serve whoever I want regardless of race, religion, sexual choices etc. If you dont want to reep the negatives from a decision, then make a different decision. If you cant help it, then I'm sorry, but I'm not adjusting my decisions or way of life for the sake of your convenience. :rant I know, and i'm sorry it's kind of random. It's not just the gay issue, it's the general direction as a society.

Back to topic: Coach Brown had every right to do what he did, tho I agree that he shouldnt have associated himself with the university. *EDIT* I think he's just trying to do a service and remind the council members of their faith and to think a bit more about their decisions in relation to that faith.

I kinda have to agree with this sentiment. I was picked on all through school for being so short. Luckily I made it to a healthy 5' 7. Why can't I be protected? How bout my kids? I mean if someone threatens your life you can turn them in. Why should it matter why they threatened you? I'm sure I've been passed up for a number of jobs because I wasn't tall enough or didn't weigh enough or was the wrong gender. Why all this fuss for special privaleges. It's like we're trying to make up for all the hardships towards gays by making them special. If they truly want to be accepted as equals than why fight for more than equal rights? Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way but I see a bill that puts extra protection for people of a different sexual orientation than myself. Why is that necessary?

And it's going to be just like any other equal rights law. It's going to be taken way overboard, and it will get so taken advantage of that it will just turn into another form of affirmative action. You'll quickly begin to see special treatment and certain folks getting jobs they simply do not deserve just because one is afraid they'll get turned in if they dont.

 

[knapplc]

And it's going to be just like any other equal rights law. It's going to be taken way overboard, and it will get so taken advantage of that it will just turn into another form of affirmative action. You'll quickly begin to see special treatment and certain folks getting jobs they simply do not deserve just because one is afraid they'll get turned in if they dont.

Dude, what are you talking about? This is an urban legend. Title VII didn't create some situation where unqualified people are rampantly being put in positions because of their color, sex, race, religion, etc. In fact, I'd argue that, today - in 2012 when we should all know better - people are discriminated against due to minority status in a greater per-capita percentage than non-minorities.

Affirmative Action is simply an ambiguous phrase set in larger laws that prohibit the behavior traditional definitions of AA assert. It is illegal to hire someone based on their color, sex, race, religion, disability, marital status, etc. This is a law, while "affirmative action" is not.

Companies have tried to implement "affirmative action" policies which mandate the hiring of minorities but they are by no means the norm, and if written into a policy the company would lose a discrimination lawsuit brought by a non-minority. (yes, discrimination laws cover non-minorities. They cover ALL workers in America)

DOL Affirmative Action compliance page

Note the language used: "The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces the Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the affirmative action provisions (Section 4212) of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, as amended.Taken together, these laws ban discrimination and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure that all individuals have an equal opportunity for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran."

 

[Omaha-Husker]

Looks like Lincoln will tackle the same issue later this month. I wonder if Brown shows up.