“Ladies and Gentlemen (whoops, cannot use those terms any longer), excuse me. Attention all passengers. As you can see for our scheduled flight this morning, we are providing you with the choice of two airplanes. The plane on the left is being piloted by Captain Richards. He was trained to fly by the U.S. Air Force and was a pilot for twenty years before joining us. He is however, as you can see, quite White and is an example of White privilege. The second plane is piloted by Captain Andrews who has a few years of flying and was hired to help us fulfill our goal of greater diversity. In addition to being a minority, he is also gay. We ask you to pick the plane of your choice for this flight. Thank you.”
In the U.K., the goal is to have forty percent of air force pilots be women by 2030. That means that the entry for white males has been stopped. The officer in charge of recruitment, a woman, has resigned over the new directive as she was under the impression that her job was to find the best pilots, regardless of sex, race, etc. How amusing.
Does those two scenarios sound crazy? One is factual (the second) the other is, well, you will not necessarily get the “best” pilot, but you will not know it. Do you believe that certain professions, such as doctors, attorneys, airline mechanics and yes, pilots should be filled with the “best” possible individuals? In all likelihood, you do, especially when your life and safety depend on individuals such as these. The problem, however, is the definition of “best.”
For Southwest airlines, it seems that the “best” candidates cannot be judged by traditional methods, but rather by some more rather “progressive” standards. But I am sure you do not mind as the most important thought in your mind when you fly, is, “I certainly hope the pilot was hired on good, sound, Woke principles.” Oh, and if the flight attendant is not providing the service you expected, at least they were deemed sufficient based on the new, improved standards.
Let us hope that the formula, diversity+equity=lower standards does not apply the next time your fly.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/woke-airline-policies-threaten-safety-workers-say_4652851.html
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