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It can be hard to understand one's own culture because it may be all you have ever known. So in this case a black man is writing about his experience working in
by montecarl 9y ago
It can be hard to understand one's own culture because it may be all you have ever known. So in this case a black man is writing about his experience working in an company where he is the minority. His piece highlights some negative patterns he has seen in his white coworkers that may be common patterns in society. I think that his perspective is helpful.
The reason it may feel racist is when you imagine the opposite situation: a white man working at a majority black company and publicly deriding his coworkers' behavior. What is different between these two situations?
I think the biggest difference is that if the white business culture is going to change to address the issues he brings up he needs the help of white people to make that change. White people don't need the help of black people because they are a small minority in this industry and a minority overall in the US.