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To think that Mi5’s summer internship program is racist. Those who complete the internship are much more likely to be recruited post graduation.

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/opportunities/internships

Care to elaborate? Why do you think it's racist?
I personally don't feel "wah, what about me?" because not everything's about me
In fact I think having a representation of all different walks of life for want of a better expression is a good thing.
Just like I hope MN has a nice mix of people who are white, black, brown, gay, trans, men and women on the moderators team.
So things that say I as a white Brit might not see or minimise it as it's not my experience.

It sounds to me as if they have noticed that their organisation is predominantly white British and as such are trying to expand to make it more inclusive. Hardly racist!

Isn’t it cutting out a career prospect from whole sections of society based on colour.

Banning people from applying for jobs on the basis of their skin colour is imo racist.

But because they are under represented, not because they have had enough of the whites, or the whites can't jump... or some other demeaning reason...

They aren’t banning them from applying for the jobs though. They are simply offering a program that will hopefully help level the playing field.

When any group is underrepresented it can easily become a self fulfilling prophecy, those who don’t think they will fit won’t apply so the cycle continues. A program like this can help break that cycle and mean for future generations it may not be needed.

Those that have completed the internship program are encouraged to apply for a fill time position and are statistical very likely to be at a huge advantage for that job.

Errr I've not checked the link, but as a lot of the threat we face comes from Muslim extremists and states that back them, recruiting spys that could actually blend in might just help....I mean Sean Connery was very good at dealing with those dratted soviet east European/USSR types but put him in a Madrassa and he might just stand out a bit.

Don't worry those posh white chaps are still being tapped up at Oxbridge