{"id":2458187,"date":"2025-07-10T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-appears-to-shamelessly-discriminate-against-straight-white-people-in-job-posting\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T00:31:22","slug":"democratic-senator-appears-to-shamelessly-discriminate-against-straight-white-people-in-job-posting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-appears-to-shamelessly-discriminate-against-straight-white-people-in-job-posting\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Senator Appears to Shamelessly Discriminate Against Straight White People in Job Posting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-senator-appears-to-shamelessly-discriminate-against-straight-white-people-in-job-posting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2458187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts posted a job declaration on social media seeking interns for his Boston office in fall 2025. The posting specifically encouraged applicants from underrepresented groups, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), LGBTQ+, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-politicians-set-for-2000-pay-rise-while-new-taxes-loom\/\" title=\"British Politicians Set for 2,000 Pay Rise While New Taxes Loom\">working-class individuals<\/a>, and others with ties to Massachusetts, but did not extend the same encouragement to white or straight applicants.While Markey did not explicitly exclude any group, this selective encouragement has been criticized as discriminatory and reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-professor-warned-colleagues-that-schools-racial-preferences-were-illegal-and-he-was-removed-from-directorship-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"Medical Professor Warned Colleagues That School\u2019s Racial Preferences Were Illegal And He Was Removed From Directorship. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">affirmative action policies<\/a>.Critics argue that such approaches undermine merit-based hiring and promote identity-based quotas rather than qualifications. The article highlights the controversy surrounding the post, pointing out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lefts-war-on-words\/\" title=\"The Left&#039;s War on Words\">perceived double standard<\/a> in how diversity initiatives are applied and judged in politics and media. Markey&#8217;s office website maintains that it is indeed an equal possibility employer but continues to emphasize preference for certain demographics,fueling further debate on the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts d a job posting Wednesday on the social media site X that could be construed as discriminatory to applicants who are white or straight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m hiring self-motivated and eager interns for fall 2025 in my Boston office. BIPOC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-group-snaps-action-scotus-sides-parents-seeking-protect-kids-lgbt-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBTQ+<\/a>, working class, and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Applications due Friday, August 8th.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m hiring self-motivated and eager interns for fall 2025 in my Boston office. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply. Applications due Friday, August 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OzeDnlMdnt\">https:\/\/t.co\/OzeDnlMdnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenMarkey\/status\/1943015327622926654?\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Markey didn&rsquo;t expressly say that only the applicants fitting this description would be hired. But why would he specifically mention certain groups that are &ldquo;encouraged to apply,&rdquo; as if they were being given special treatment?<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This behavior is from the days of affirmative action and in line with the cult of diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s like Markey is saying: &ldquo;If you&rsquo;re straight or white, you need not apply.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-steps-reverse-discrimination-case-erupts-white-straight-woman-axed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nonsense<\/a>, and should have been left on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political ash heap years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/09\/democrat-senator-ed-markey-internship-posting-bipoc-lgbtq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noticed<\/a> Markey&rsquo;s bizarre post and highlighted his far-left bias just hours after he wrote it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats over the years have consistently advocated for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, expanding into sectors like business &mdash; most notably progressing federally under the Biden-Harris administration,&rdquo; the article read. &ldquo;In a post on X, the Democrat senator openly called for specific societal groups to apply for his office&rsquo;s fall 2025 internship, notably leaving out any advocacy for white or male applicants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Markey&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/services\/internships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, where the internship application is posted, says that his office is an &ldquo;equal opportunity employer.&rdquo; It then immediately encourages only certain demographics to apply.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, disability, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, family status or military status,&rdquo; the website reads. &ldquo;Candidates from BIPOC, LGBT+, working class, and\/or other underrepresented communities with Massachusetts ties are strongly encouraged to apply.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What a joke.<\/p>\n<p>If a Republican senator posted the opposite, asking for straight white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/trump-doj-comes-to-the-defense-of-priests-being-targeted-by-new-blue-state-law\/ar-AA1HoIHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> applicants, the mainstream media and Democrats would cry racism and scream about it for weeks all over the news.<\/p>\n<p>Merit is the only true currency. If you deserve the job because of your accomplishments, knowledge, an impressive interview, and noticeable enthusiasm, then you should be given the post. It&rsquo;s that simple.<\/p>\n<p>Yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-john-fetterman-turns-party-inappropriate-outrageous-treatment-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> cling to this idea of a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-florida-votes-today-on-dei-booster-for-president\/\" title=\"University Of Florida Votes Today On DEI Booster For President\">rainbow coalition&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that checks boxes based on quotas, not on skill or talent.<\/p>\n<p>This is a shameful and dangerous ideology to be spreading &mdash; especially when it&rsquo;s done in such a cavalier way, like Markey has done here.<\/p>\n<p>He will likely be hailed as a friend of the downtrodden and a hometown hero, however, instead of being called out for his discrimination and ignorance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He announced he is seeking motivated and enthusiastic interns for fall 2025 in his Boston office, specifically encouraging applications from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working-class individuals, and other underrepresented groups with connections to Massachusetts. Although Markey did not explicitly state that only these groups would be hired, highlighting certain demographics as &#8220;encouraged to apply&#8221; suggests preferential treatment.<\/p>\n<p>This approach reflects policies rooted in affirmative action and diversity initiatives. Critics argue it implies exclusion of straight or white candidates, a notion they consider outdated and unfair. The Daily Caller also pointed out Markey&#8217;s left-leaning stance shortly after the post appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Markey&#8217;s official website states his office is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on various factors including race or gender but simultaneously urges candidates from specific underrepresented communities to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents claim if a Republican senator requested only straight white Christian applicants, there would be widespread accusations of racism from media and Democrats alike. They emphasize that merit-based on achievements, knowledge, interview performance, and enthusiasm-should be the sole criterion for hiring rather than demographic quotas.<\/p>\n<p>They view this emphasis on identity over qualifications as harmful ideology being promoted carelessly by politicians like Markey who may receive praise instead of criticism for such practices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2458188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sen.-Ed-Markey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34593,5102,58854,58855],"class_list":["post-2458187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-senator","tag-discrimination","tag-job-posting","tag-straight-white-people"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sen.-Ed-Markey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458187"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2458191,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458187\/revisions\/2458191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}