She's right there's no such thing as reverse discrimination. It's just called _discrimination,_ regardless of your race, gender, orientation, etc.

Diversity is a good thing when it's a result, and it's a bad thing when it's a goal.

The name of her book 'How to lose friends and influence white people' says it all really.

Discrimination is discrimination. reverse discrimination is just normal discrimination.

This will be Ratio’d. hard.

What is reverse discrimination? discrimination is discrimination. Anyone can be discriminated against. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

No. It's just discrimination.

The best person for the job should get the job. No other way will allow a company to grow and innovation to happen to have a real impact. Anything else is the actual discrimination. Discrimination against the better person for the task is the actual issue.

"and thinking themselves to be wise, they became fools"

People talking about diversity and inclusion only care about the way people look. You never hear people talking about hiring more people from the mid-west, the other coast or rural America so that they can get diverse perspectives. Diversity is more than skin deep.

If a white man did the first minute of this talk the other way around I wonder what he would be called?

This comment section is literally proving her point.

Oh stopped!!! I’m Latin and I didn’t feel discriminated… WHAT a JOKE!!!👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

It’s just plain old discrimination

Equality of opportunity. Not equality of outcome. No discrimination.

Children of all races from lower-income homes need to be included in inclusion and diversity policies.

You cannot achieve true inclusion, of the type she describes, by labeling one small minority as the most privileged point in a Venn diagram, while ridiculing that group, dismissing their individual experiences, and blaming them for colonialism and current lack inclusion.

TED has really fallen all the way into the gutter.

Ratio incoming

How’s the racism and discrimination in her Arabic homeland? She doesn’t want to talk about that

Twist it twist it until it falls the way you want.

Often you can be judged by ‘fit’ with existing group. When that group is uncomfortable working with someone who they perceive as different, that’s when we have a problem. I feel so lucky to work in a diverse workplace because I’m enjoying the sameness of our humanity while celebrating the differences of our cultures.

Please hang out in Harlem princess

Well.... it doesn't exist till it happens to you. In the 1980s I was a union craft person for a major telecom company in the USA . I was injured off the job and unable to do physical work. I was sent to work in the business office. After six weeks the two managers a reported to and their boss all wrote letters to my boss to suggest that I should be promoted to management. I took the three letters to my 2nd level boss and this was his response. " I'm sorry you have the wrong thing between your legs". With in six months half of the 1st level managers , who were all men, promoted from craft to management with more than twenty years experience each. Replaced by women from non management jobs, and no craft experience.

The first step to anti racism is stopping using the term race for humans...

17 minute Hissy Fit.

People drove me nuts when I was growing up and even into attempting to find employment after College. Even IN college I was taught that the "system" did not work and the "system" (if there is a system) needed to be changed. My parents were especially critical. I don't think they spoke with my teachers or if they did my teachers spoke with forked tongue and confused my parents. But I have come to believe that my hard work as a kid was marginalized and my words confused and much of my life ruined because America could do it to me through Reverse Discrimination. What would I like to do with my life if I had my choice of doing everything I "wanted". I can imagine things like College Teaching, acting, running for President, owning a successful business, and much more if I could do what I wanted but basically I studied Economics which looked safe and looked marketable and to be honest while I saw complexities in Economic Teaching a lot of people tried to twist complexity into a disaster for me. They probably can't obviously discriminate against everyone because that might cause people to join together and rally against reverse discrimination but they can hurt people if they want and sometimes this is what they want. People have suggested returning to school but you should get an education at today's prices because you want it and if you know you need the money then you should also do it for money. I have taken a long time to come to this conclusion and what gets particularly confusing is Religion. Basically Religions want you to volunteer and work for free but if you need the money then this does not work. As a student of Economics it is difficult enough to learn that more and more money is going to the wealthiest Americans (without getting radical over it all) but asking me to work for free ... sure I may not be worth anything and all but working for free voluntarily surely diminishes my value and judgement. I'm willing to do my share but what sort of sane person refuses money? And to be honest I don't trust anyone or any institution. Nobody. I still recall my dad complaining that I was trying to use my education. Well, why spend the money if you don't use it? Of course, he's complained when I've taken certain contracts as well. He claimed he would not have worked for these contractors even though they were the only game around. I know I am just one person and basically powerless, but it's always been this way. Discrimination. Everyone complaining constantly when there's nothing I can really do to satisfy them.

I have very rarely heard of “reverse discrimination” as a legitimate threat amongst the majority groups of the populous I have only heard the term used in the theoretical sense as if some policies could potentially lead to majority groups being unfairly disadvantaged, although this may simply be the view in America as I am sure Australia has a different perception of culture. It seem the primary narrative that has been shown to me has been discrimination of minority groups. With that being said I feel very fortunate to have come across this video and I hope to integrate both the counterpoints to “reverse discrimination” and the concept of “reverse discrimination” itself when considering future topics considering race, and other characteristic markers which have historically compromised a minority of the population.

As a South African, thank you for sharing your bookshop experience.

The irony is that she is speaking from a place of privilege 😂

Reverse discriminarion doesn't exist? Deny reality.

Sometimes i think that TEDx talks was sold to someone like BBC and some speakers talks about blullshit.

Thanks

She mentions proudly that she's an Arab woman working in Australia, yet she sounds very much like an Australian woman born and bred, and then fails to mention how D & I scorecards are faring in the Arab world, very suspicious. A bit rich calling out the country that gave her opportunity and equality, but hey it's 2022, what do we expect?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Giving a Ted Talk is no small accomplishment. If I may, you say “reverse discrimination doesn’t exist” but open your talk by defining a group of people and then proceeding to ridicule that group of people. I would suggest changing that. Also, to make the absolute statement “it doesn’t exist”, with all due respect, is naive. I think I’ve lived a little longer and would submit that a more accurate statement, based on understanding human nature, might be “of course reverse discrimination exists, and we need to guard against it”. I hope these honest comments can be well received. All the best to you.

the diversity and inclusion does not usually cover the need to extend a fair behaviour to people with a disability or the discrimination against age.

Sadly that doesn't always happen. It's usually "who ya know" or who "favors" you. And that's the world we live in. I have dealt with this so much. I had superviors who didn't even know why they were chosen to be supervisors. I had a few tell me when I was younger. That's how America is set up. I have gotten jobs as a young girl because the boss said I was "pretty." Not that I was qualified but that I was pretty. And did I deserve it? No, but I can admit socially that race, looks, and everything besides being qualified can get you the job. Studies show people are even discriminated by their names etc. Cycles in society exist because men in power hate to acknowledge discrimination or acknowledge privilege because it makes them uncomfortable. Being a token minority is just that. "WE didn't want you here, but don't want to look like we are discriminating." So they hire a qualified person of color; who they would of never hired, less laws of discrimination were in place. This "token" usually is dealt a very hostile environment and is representation of diversity (and they know it). The best person for the job should get it, nomatter what ethnicity/race etc they are made to put down on a job application. It took the same amount of years and experience and those best qualified should be chosen to showcase their skills without discrimination

How about merit? Does that count anymore? For your information, I am brown. I have never had a problem.

People like her have played the victim to try and get promoted!! People are waking up to these victims!!

Look humans will always be humans meaning they will not like a certain group of other humans because they look and act differently it’s just in our DNA we can’t help it but we are trying. Even people who say they don’t discriminate at all are lying we all discriminate in some degree not just out of hate but out of caution. I don’t think there will ever be a day that all humans will get along equally just like how all animals will never get along.

Reverse discrimination is just regular discrimination that exist bc you originally felt discriminated against so are now choosing to discriminate against the people you felt discriminated against you.

Hey Antoinette., a question for you ? I’m a white male. I am a American with blond hair and blue eyes. I am thinking of moving to a Arab country, any Arab country, and I want to work at hmmm, Al Jazeera perhaps, I’m very curious how high up in that organization I can get to. Don’t you get it girl ? We as humans are very tribalistic. If I were in the Middle East there’s a good chance I’d lose my head. I don’t think you have that problem in Australia huh ?

Easy to say if you're the one receiving the hand-out.

A bus goes past my house to pick up an indigenous Australian to take him/her to school but when I ask hey can they pick up my son/daughter as well? I’m told sorry, your child has no indigenous ancestry. You say there is no such thing as reverse racism and I agree it’s plain old racism against non indigenous Australian children!!!

She deserves to be unemployed and now she is..

Just remember you are a unrelenting victim of an unjust system, and you’ll be fine.

What is the word reverse doing there and what were the people who put it there under the impression it meant?

We are all entitled to a different opinion. I'm opposed to smoking. I have friends who smoke. I believe in God's moral standards. I invited people to my wedding who reject God's Word. We all have freedom to choose our views.

I wasn’t hired because I’m white. There’s no humor in this for me

well said.

I personally, as a straight white cis male who humbly recognizes their own exceptional education, smell a sense of desperation here. Edit: and hypocrisy

Racism isnt born but its taught😢😢

😆 some break out in hives, some break out in maniacal laughter! 🤣🤣🤣😘🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I can understand her points on reverse discrimination. She loses me though with generic white jokes especially about the board playing golf while getting upset about reverse discrimination. These presentations just do not help the problem. Most people that get to board level work incredibly hard and make the most of the opportunity given. It’s highly competitive. It’s hard to listen to someone talk about discrimination when their words are of a discriminatory basis. Identifying peoples prime traits by race and the generic jokes about and comments about race. This is what caused the problem in the first place. I would advise some research on South Africa, I’ve never lived there but heard many stories from people that fled. I’ve got no comment personally other than it’s not comparable to Australian governance or corporate policy. Interesting listen it is always worth hearing another views.

Tokenism occurs when an employer advertises a job opening primarily to fulfill legal or regulatory requirements, such as equal opportunity laws, but has no genuine intention of hiring a candidate from a diverse background. Instead, they often prefer to hire someone from their own country of origin or a specific demographic group. This practice undermines the spirit of diversity and inclusion initiatives, as it creates a false impression of equal opportunities while maintaining a biased hiring process. Tokenism is indicated when job requirements include thing like mastery of Mandarin Chinese at a Canadian petrol station.

Bullcrap. There is absolutely reverse discrimination. Many people love it.

YES SOUTHPARK

Thanks 👍

Words do hurt. If people could stop making blanket statements about straight white men it’d be nice. We’re not all bad. The way people phrase these comments make it out like we are though.

My question is this: why do we think we need to legislate diversity in predominantly white cultures, but not in say Asia, or India, or Africa, or South America? Why is such diversity apparently only important for Western cultures? Is it because they're predominantly white? Should we really care that they are?

I can't wait for ted to host a series of compelling speeches that reveal this kind of rhetoric for what it is... Parasitical

A very discreet dog whistle to be wary of

I was a Democrat for 25 years, but no more!

The demographics of people spamming this comment section is proving her point lol

What a joke! 🤣

Data doesn't lie. For a recalibration and balance to take place, we must all make personal sacrifices to lift us up as a whole (global) community. I grew up in a very multicultural area and it just worked. It wasn't until I went into a predominantly white area that I saw segmentation and hostility. Antoinette, you should be very proud of this TEDTalk.

From my own understanding, you need to invest wisely, if you need the good things of life. so far i've made over $470k in raw profits from just q4 of the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy. mutual funds takes a while but investing wisely is the key for short term. Most of us pay more attention to the easy position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

I'm happy to see all these comments from rational people. This lady is BS.

I think the people who do not resonate with what she is saying are the ones who are offended, but I could be wrong. But seriously, who's offended by this video presentation and why? Honest questions.

VERY NEEDED explanation

Wow

Despite the cultural changes that have predominantly disgusted parents with their children through the ages, the universal melting pot of offensive preferences, each generation proves how change is inevitable. Guidance and control for children has lessened with govt interference, used by the powerful to ensure decisive measures for their own gain.

Nice part from life with discuss

this was 9 months ago

I came to listen to your talk because I care deeply about people who are not treated ________. I'll let you add the word there because evidently intricacies of some words carry meaning for you, while others don't. The desires of this author would have been much more believable had there not been so many stereo typical jokes about people with lighter skin. The point that stood out most to me was the idea of a 'change of power.' if that is the objective, you've found your obstacle. No living being wants to lose power. Realigned as desire to correct disadvantage might gain more followers without creating a framework of haves and have nots. Your analogy of having a token free shopping experience creating a free and open market experience is flawed. The idea of tokens is simply to create order and insure shoppers do their part by putting things back where they got them. Tokens create responsability, order and reduces costs. This could have been an enlightening talk, but it wasn't clearly thought out and only contributes to the problem.

Yawn 🥱

Let me remind No human or creature on this universe has colour. It's just reflection at different fields. So There isn't such word like Racism.

But it is actually happening

Just seen the crowd.. all the masks.. 😂😂

This one is gonna turn some heads

its an evolution not a revolution, pipe down and let it happen. change that is

In America no one needs a token! 🇺🇸🛒👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏

Equity starts in schools. Put money to the public schooling system and give every child an opportunity for education.

it's not reverse discrimination, it's discrimination.

i was thinking so,,,,nice to clear this matter

It's so frustrating listening to this bs

Confrontationality is woke... drop that into your hissy fititus.

Damnit brev

Helo tuyệt vời

That’s a lie! Reverse discrimination certainly exists. Hateful people exist in minorities as well, and they do use any method available to exercise their hatred.

👍 White Lives Matter Too!!! 👍

I see some comments completly ignoring a very important data she mentions right at the begining: DATA shows that certain groups are more easily hired; not because of competence, but just because it has always been like this. So implementing D&I policies, acts on changing these blind spots. Saying that keeping things as they are now will push innovation and creativity is so contradictive, to say the least!

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All the white people in the comments might as well hold a sign that says I didn't watch the video

Wow some people are really entitled.

This was great, hit the nail on the coffin.

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i just can't wait for the days South Park foretold and the Goobacks lol. The fact these issues still exist after globalization prove (to me) that we do not deserve to leave the boundaries of this planet and we reap the fruits of the seeds we've sown and nurtured.

Sometimes you let go of people without even noticing. You stop thinking of them every day. You stop waiting for them to reply to you. You stop allowing them to take up so much space in your life. You move on, you go about your day without worrying about them. You stop expecting them to come back with an apology. You accept that they are no longer a part of your life. You just let them go,

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