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I agree with everything you say, but sadly the disadvantaged person have a tough decision to make: A, ignore the injustices, this allows the person to function

I agree with everything you say, but sadly the disadvantaged person have a tough decision to make: A, ignore the injustices, this allows the person to function better without the victimhood mentality, and generally blend in with the mainstream better. B, recognize the injustices and try to raise awareness and fight against them, it's easy to fall into victim mentality because of reason you mentioned, and also counter-productive for the purpose of blending into the mainstream. So generally speaking, option a is easier, with a caveat, that if everyone chooses the easy route, then who will fight against those injustices?

mikekchar 9y ago
White male here who has been a visible minority in an office before. The decision is not so tough. Try to influence people where you think you will be successful. Try not to put yourself in harms way when you think you will not be successful. In my experience, people are often jerks. They will harass you, abuse you, mistreat you, and bully you for a variety of different reasons. Being a visible minority is one of those reasons, but it is far from being the most common one. I've suffered much more from the usual office politics in companies where I'm not a visible minority, than from discrimination in companies where I am. Standing up to a bully is fantastic if you win. It's not fantastic if you are pounded into the ground with no hope of success. Sometimes it's hard to be patient and wait until the best time to act, but it is important. Anyway, anyone who has ever experienced abuse that they could not escape from should be able to relate, even if the circumstances are different.