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Classy of him to refrain from pointing out that he probably had trouble getting people to take his ideas seriously at least partly because he was black.
by Estragon 11y ago
Classy of him to refrain from pointing out that he probably had trouble getting people to take his ideas seriously at least partly because he was black.
- smadge 11y agoSo the proper way to address racist workplace discrimination is to not say anything?
- smadge 11y agoI'm not saying there was discrimination, I'm just pointing out that in the world according to your comment, someone confronted with discrimination has two options: 1. Silently endure it, and hope the world becomes a better place(it wont) 2. Point it out and then endure criticism that you are being classless or not respectable
- daviddaviddavid 11y agoFor all we know based on the article, the people who wouldn't take him seriously were also black. The article puts the blame squarely on institutional infighting which has apparently been a problem for a very long time. Maybe that's actually the cause here. Also - and slighly off topic - it's really amazing just how alive and well the old one-drop rule is. Alford is described as half-black, half-Filipino. But I gather most readers come away from the article thinking of him as black. I doubt anyone would come away from the article just calling him a Filipino. I'm biracial myself, so I always find this interesting.
- alextgordon 11y ago> Alford is described as half-black, half-Filipino This is one of those cases where "African American" is correct and "black" is not. Some Filipinos are black: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negrito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negrito
- Estragon 11y ago> For all we know based on the article, the people who wouldn't take him seriously were also black. Five to one says Serrin Turner is white.