The Race Card

It takes a lot to get me upset, but this was about all it took yesterday morning: 

I was watching a sports news channel while I ate my breakfast, and they ran a piece about black football coaches in college football. The statistic was something like only 3.3% of college football coaches are black. They were interviewing the head of some department about this, and of course this was unacceptable to him. He claimed that in this day and age, it's simply uncalled for to have such a low percentage of blacks coaching. He went on to say that Americans were thought to have been moving toward equality but this shows signs of negative equality, like America is moving backwards. Of course there were things said about how we can have a new president, African-American, but we're not giving all those qualified a chance because those in power are still viewing skin color. This is a fabulously over-the-top argument because how does he know black coaches aren't getting hired based on their skill and racism? He doesn't, he's got no proof. I remain that the best person is always hired for the job. Maybe because I'm growing up in a different generation, but why would the athletic director hire a worse candidate for the job just because the best candidate is black? It used to be NCAA mandate that in the hiring process, at least one minority candidate must be interviewed for the position. I think this is a step backwards. Affirmative action is keeping racism alive because when it comes to race, nothing should be mandatory. Directors should feel free to interview and hire who they wish. And when will it be good enough? Is 25% good enough? 50%? 100% Do all the coaches need to be black in order for us to stop calling racism on each other?