I have a Latina friend who recently became a citizen. She knew about affirmative action, equal opportunity, laws against sex discrimination, and separate but equal illegalities; so she was excited when she found out about a wonderful career opportunity. This business was made up entirely of men, so she should have an advantage due to her sex. There were almost no latin americans represented, so she should have a case there (plus, she was a Latina, so the wealth of her experiences should give her an advantage). She had majored in the subject in college where she had excellent grades and had been given many awards in the field. She'd been been in an serious debilitating accident recently, and got handicapped parking approval, but her day to day functioning was not impaired. When she applied, though, she was scoffed at.
This was for a position as a professional basketball player in the NBA. They do have the WNBA, but we all know that "separate but equal" is illegal (which is why I am against separate men and women restrooms and locker rooms). I recommend a strict quota - that at all times there be 2 men, 2 women, and a hermaphrodite in play for a team. Since we don't want any "equal work for equal pay" problems, we will require that every player in the NBA be paid exactly the same and endorsement money be equally disbursed. Rosters must contain a strict quota of all ethnicities in proportion to their representation in the nation's population. Further, because of the historical discrimination against the physically disabled and the vertically challenged, teams must have one of each in play at all times. If a team fails to find worthy candidates that meet the criteria mentioned, we will change the worthiness tests on which the candidates are evaluated until the desired candidates are approved. This will also be enforced at the collegiate and high school levels.
I wonder how Sotomayer will do on Obama's basketball team.
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