Would You Hire a Jelly Donut?
I was making a joke about the new Simpsons movie over on my entertainment blog and I made a Google query to see whther my viewpoint was unique. My viewpoint was unique, but I also found a really cool analogy that was created to put affirmative action in a positive light.
It’s a very convincing argument. You should go read the entire Jelly Donut Model of Diversity, but I will sum it up for you. The admissions office compared to a guy at a business meetiing who is asked to go out into the hallway to get everyone some donuts. When he goes there, the table is almost completely filled with plain white sugar donuts. There is an almost insignificant number of other kinds of donuts on the table as well. I think we can all empathize with this guy. I know I would get maybe a half dozen plain donuts and then fill the rest of the plate with a selection of the other kinds.
