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Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior
a.k.a. 'positive discrimination'.
So it's positive discrimination unless the recipient is unhappy with the result, when it becomes tokenism?
The whole problem with PD is that it IS tokenism, since it is impossible to have PD without overlooking any lack of skill or ability!
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Positive discrimination will assist an under-represented group who have historically or culturally been disadvantaged. This should not mean, however, that a person from that group would lack any necessary skills and abilities to do the job. Hence, in this case tokenism.