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When I was involved in IEEE 802.11, I was greatly surprised to find that in rooms where there was up to 250 people, there was little people who do not either lo
by JPLeRouzic 9y ago
When I was involved in IEEE 802.11, I was greatly surprised to find that in rooms where there was up to 250 people, there was little people who do not either look as a white old hippie from California (including their delicious accent) or someone from China/Korea.
I must confess that I have my share of prejudice, but I do my best to mitigate them. Researching writing material for a self-published little book in French on Africa prehistory, makes me understand how I was innerly racist, even if I would have fiercely deny being racist before I wrote this book.
I look around me and found many things very strange at work (it evolved recently) and last fall when I returned to the local French university (I am 60), most professors seems to me to at the same time:
- Claiming super high moral standards
- Making racist (against African and Asian) and misogynist statements all the time
So it may be quite common -at the same time- to think to be nice and still having some prejudices....