Donald fires Carolyn, Trump kids benefit A lesson in affirmative action

Donald fires Carolyn, Trump kids benefit A lesson in affirmative action Donald Trump fired Carolyn Kepcher, which is obviously big news if you watch The Apprentice, and still big news, though in a less obvious way, if you dont. Kepcher started her career as a waitress and she worked her way up in his organization. Recently she has become a counterpart to Trump (and generally more respected than he is) as the sidekick on his TV show the Apprentice. More importantly, she is a widely listened to speaker and author about how women can maneuver in the workplace. But Carolyn will be fine. Shes talented and smart and shes probably fielding great offers as I type. The important thing here is nepotism. Donald fired Carolyn because he realized that he gave her a spotlight to run with (which she did, good for her), but he would rather be giving it to his kids Ivanka and Don Jr. No big surprise. Most people with power want to give it to their kids. And most powerful people are white males, so white males are busy distributing power in an unequal way. Sure, Ivanka Trump benefits too, but only because shes the daughter of a rich white man. What about the people who are not children of rich white men? They do not receive as many opportunities to become powerful. Just look at the admissions process for top universities. If you are an alumni (and a majority of Ivy League alumni with college-age kids right now are rich, white men) you have a much higher chance of being accepted to a top university. Everyone who complains that affirmative action is unfair should take a look at how Trump is running his organization. Because its not unique. And he is using a tried-and-true version of affirmative action for his family. Affirmative action for minorities in the workplace is not a way to give minorities an advantage. Its a way to counterbalance the combination of a concentration of wealth among white men and a strong history of nepotism in American institutions. Im happy that Donald fired Carolyn. Itll give everyone a great example to point to when we talk about unfair advantages in the workplace.