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by tyenl 3689 days ago
Does the racial make up of NBA rosters make the NBA a racist organization?
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If the racial make up of the NBA was due to the use of a test which has not been demonstrated to measure success but does do result in racial filtering: then yes, the racial makeup of the NBA rosters would racist.

I have seen no evidence that drug tests for most jobs are an effective predictor of job performance and do anything beyond giving a cover for racial and class prejudice.

Does the racial make up of your average tech company make them racist organizations?
The answer to both questions is "no."
Depends on the base rate (availability for hire "per race"). Please use Bayesian statistics.