Inappropriate????

[Wonderwiper]

Came across this ad on Kijiji.....

We are a family of 4 looking for a white, english speaking live out nanny to care for our 2 girls, 2 and 3 years.* Duties would include preparing children's meals and snacks and general care of children.* No housework required.* We are willing to pay $70 cash per day.* Hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 to 6pm

[Inspired by Reggio]

Well first off assuming it is an Ontario ad YES it is inappropraite on several levels!

A) it is against the Ontario human rights code to place an ad looking for a WHITE person ~ you cannot discriminate against someone based on RACE!

B) As they are hiring somone into their home they are the 'employer' and according to the ESA it is illegal to ask someone to work 9.5 hours a day in your home and only compensate them with $70 a day .... they would have to pay a minimum of $10.25 a hour so $94 a day unless it was a 'live in' and then they can pay less and include room and board in the wage! They are also required on top of that to pay all employer related expenses such as EI, CPP and 4% vacation pay and so forth!

[mom-in-alberta]

Wow....
So inappropriate!
As a white, english speaking person; I am apalled. I would never answer an ad like that!
I can only imagine how offensive this is to people who don't fit the "category".

[mimi]

Cheap biggots

[Momof4]

I agree with MominAlberta. I'm a white, english speaking person who would NEVER answer that ad!

[Other Mummy]

This makes me sad/mad on so many levels

[Wonderwiper]

I was also saddened by this ad other mommy!!!! It has been reported to Kijiji but has not been removed.

[playfelt]

This is one of those ads that while I understand the rationale and what they were trying to say it is coming across wrong. In fairness they probably thought they were being tactful by what they were saying and saying what they didn't want. I have seen many ads that specifically say must be English as first language or French or Tagalog or whatever the family needs. The idea is that they want someone who will speak the language properly to their child, be able to understand written instructions, read a story, etc. They may also be reeling from a bad experience such as if they had sponsored someone under the foreign caregiver program they only have to stay with the family for a certain length of time before they are free to apply for resident status and take whatever job they want as in the childcare is just a means to an end for many of them. So by saying what they did they are really saying they want a Canadian born English speaking nanny for their child that does not represent a visible minority becaus they are looking for a parent substitute - someone from their own culture.

If they had said that we still be jumping all over them for what they wrote. The truth is in a private situation we can discriminate - that is why we can choose only the families that meet our criteria whereas a daycare centre has to take whatever comes along. They are free to ask for whatever they want in their nanny. The more restrictions they put on the harder it will be to find someone but they are still free to ask whether we approve of it or not.

[ssmith]

I am new here and don't want to cause any trouble but I have seen ads of kijiji for pakistani nanny wanted, filipino nanny wanted, etc. Why does no one get upset about this? Reverse discrimination against "white" people runs rampant in todays society especially in large multicultural cities.

[sunnydays]

There is a difference between "white" and all of the other cultural groups you mentioned. "White" is not a culture! White is a skin colour. If someone is asking for a Pakistani caregiver, it is because they want someone who speaks their language, cooks their kind of food, shares cultural and religious beliefs etc. By asking for a "white" nanny, the person is only assuring themselves of skin colour...not culture, not religion, not type of foods, etc. The English speaking, I can understand...no issue with that. But asking for a "white" person is really really discriminatory. A person with brown skin who was born here and speaks English could just as easily fit with the cultural values of the family.

I am new here and don't want to cause any trouble but I have seen ads of kijiji for pakistani nanny wanted, filipino nanny wanted, etc. Why does no one get upset about this? Reverse discrimination against "white" people runs rampant in todays society especially in large multicultural cities.