R A F: White Men Need Not Apply

[FatticusInch]

For now, they’re far too busy filling impossible quotas for ethnic minorities and females.

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-pauses-job-offers-for-white-men-to-meet-impossible-diversity-targets-12674409

Sorry chaps, can’t join you in battle just yet, Defence of the Realm and supporting NATO can jolly well wait until we’ve got the requisite numbers.

Furfoxache.

[johnk]

Why not have the best person for the job?

[davebro]

I wonder how many black females are RAF fighter pilots as portrayed in the TV adverts?

[FatticusInch]

In the 21st century world of snowflakery, couldn’t the white applicants identify as female/ethnic/non-binary/fridge or cat and just be appointed anyway?

[nero2024]

davebro
its astounding how many tv adverts are all black or have mixed race people in them its all out of proportion to the UK make up of its population, no I'm not a racist.

[FatticusInch]

From Wikipedia.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) based on population survey figures from 2019, people from ethnic minority backgrounds make up 14.4% of the United Kingdom (16.1% for England, 5.9% for Wales, 5.4% for Scotland and 2.2% for Northern Ireland).

It’s going to be quite some time reaching their targets I reckon.

[douglas9401]

That figure will have changed for Scotland since London started decanting some of their more sullen shufflers to points north.

[Khandro]

nero: //its astounding how many tv adverts are all black or have mixed race people in them its all out of proportion to the UK make up of its population,//

You should see Eurosport DE (Germany); one of the ads during the Tour de France showed a fat black guy on a trainer-bike, despite the fact that there are no black cyclists involved (there was one last year but he didn't make the cut) and there never seemed to any among the many thousands of spectators lining the route.

The image for the swimming coverage is of 2 pairs of hands side by side on the pool's edge awaiting the starters order, yes, you've got it, - one pair white & one pair black (50%) yet I haven't ever seen one black swimmer in the events.

So it goes, on & on.

[sp1814]

From the story:

An RAF spokesperson disputed the allegations.

"There is no pause in Royal Air Force recruitment and no new policy with regards to meeting in-year recruitment requirements," the spokesperson said.

[ichkeria]

This looks like a bit of a dodgy story to me.

[sp1814]

Khandro / nero2024

I suspect this is because brands want to be seen as modern and embracing of diversity, so they'll go out of their way to show this by hiring as many diverse models and actors as possible.

This is a 180° change from the media when I was growing up. Back then it was actually novel to see a black face in an advert - now it's novel to see all white adverts. My assumption is that brands want to appeal to a younger demographic who reject older expectations.

It can be quite surprising though - the Lloyds "For Your Next Step" advert comes to mind. I found it shocking that a big brand would go there, but my 21 year old nephew just shrugged!

...which is brilliant.

[sp1814]

ichkeria

Yep...one of those "sources claim" stories.

[Zacs-Master]

My assumption is that brands want to appeal to a younger demographic who THEY THINK reject older expectations.

I think this is focus group, PC cobblers.

[FatticusInch]

ichkeria
//This looks like a bit of a dodgy story to me.//

Sp1814
//Yep...one of those "sources claim" stories.//

Certainly something dodgy.


https://news.sky.com/story/raf-took-steps-to-artificially-inflate-diversity-numbers-to-hit-target-defence-sources-suggest-12676867

Maybe the white recruits WERE identifying as female, ethnic, fridge, cat or toaster!

[FatticusInch]

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-recruitment-chief-refused-unlawful-order-to-prioritise-women-and-ethnic-minorities-over-white-men-leaked-email-reveals-12678612

[archibaldy]

// Sorry chaps, can’t join you in battle just yet //

That's the problem there's no battle... If they were recruiting for front line cannon fodder presumably there wouldn't be such a worry about getting non-whites to do it.

[THECORBYLOON]

"the group captain - who has not been named"

"Her official job title was Group Captain Recruitment & Selection, based at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire."

It took literally minutes on Google to find an officer fitting that description.

[FatticusInch]

https://news.sky.com/video/share-12678936

Some interesting detail in there, especially about the email.