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The "problem" segments still existed, they just weren't always the same as the ones we have now. Anti-semitism is one well known example that was widespread unt

by flukus 8y ago

The "problem" segments still existed, they just weren't always the same as the ones we have now. Anti-semitism is one well known example that was widespread until WW2, but there were various nationality clashes, political clashes, religion (protestants vs Catholics), etc. It wasn't straight white men who all agreed about everything getting along just fine. Many of those still exist to various extents but the professional standard is to leave them at the door and acknowledge that you can work with people you don't agree with. I work with several religious people (varying religions) who think I deserve to burn in hell for all eternity for various reasons, which is quite a severe level of hatred if you think about it. Yet it doesn't impact the professional relationship. > Because the time when this was what professionalism meant likely was also the time when certain people had to use different bathrooms. This hasn't disappeared either, gender segregated toilets are still common along with disabled toilets.

projektir 8y ago
If anti-semitism existed, how could that relationship have been professional? You can't have it both ways. Either the relationship is professional, meaning that the associated -ism didn't exist, or that relationship was not as professional as you were imagining it. People do not arbitrarily turn off their prejudices when they enter a workplace. > I work with several religious people (varying religions) who think I deserve to burn in hell for all eternity for various reasons, which is quite a severe level of hatred if you think about it. Yet it doesn't impact the professional relationship. This only works because said religious people are too underpowered for the concreteness of their beliefs to be practical, so they don't really believe it on a significant level, and it doesn't make any difference. That relationship was certainly not professional when Christianity was at its power peak. Modern Christianity is very, very contradictory, has become so to survive, it's not really a good example. What I am saying is, if there is a significant negative belief in someone's address, that relationship cannot be professional. If a manager thinks women are below him, there is no way he can be professional in his interactions with them, it just doesn't work.

by flukus 8y ago

projektir 8y ago

If anti-semitism existed, how could that relationship have been professional? You can't have it both ways. Either the relationship is professional, meaning that the associated -ism didn't exist, or that relationship was not as professional as you were imagining it. People do not arbitrarily turn off their prejudices when they enter a workplace. > I work with several religious people (varying religions) who think I deserve to burn in hell for all eternity for various reasons, which is quite a severe level of hatred if you think about it. Yet it doesn't impact the professional relationship. This only works because said religious people are too underpowered for the concreteness of their beliefs to be practical, so they don't really believe it on a significant level, and it doesn't make any difference. That relationship was certainly not professional when Christianity was at its power peak. Modern Christianity is very, very contradictory, has become so to survive, it's not really a good example. What I am saying is, if there is a significant negative belief in someone's address, that relationship cannot be professional. If a manager thinks women are below him, there is no way he can be professional in his interactions with them, it just doesn't work.