After Interviewing One Black Male and One White Male for a Job

Multiple Choice

After interviewing one black male and one white male for a job, the interviewer wants to hire the white person. The Human resources office wants a legitimate reason for this hiring to avoid breaking Affirmative Action legislation. All of the following reasons for not hiring an applicant are illegal under Affirmative Action except which one?

A) "I am hesitant to hire a black candidate because black people tend to be lazier in general."
B) "I wouldn't hire a black man to work for me because he has a criminal record."
C) "The black candidate had great computer skills but he did not have the required computer language certifications that the job requires."
D) "He just does not fit with the culture of this workplace. I think it would be disruptive to hire him."