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This part is perplexing because it seems the employees fail to grasp that not only minorities can be discriminated against. The articles specific wording is: "
by jariel 7y ago
This part is perplexing because it seems the employees fail to grasp that not only minorities can be discriminated against.
The articles specific wording is: " But employees say she pointed to two comments that called out “cis white men.” "
Calling out 'cis white men'? As though it's just a normal thing to do, because, you know, those terrible 'straight white men'?
Can you imagine if that statement read 'calling out those gay blacks'?
The lack of self awareness among those staffers at least on this issue is shocking.
It's definitely racist, and definitely a fireable offence.
Obviously, black->white/white->black racism is quite different, but it's still racism in the worst way.
- jessaustin 7y agoSince they're "quite different", only one of them is "the worst".
- stronglikedan 7y agoBut they're not "quite different". All racism is equally "the worst".
- jessaustin 7y agoNo, that's bogus. The century of lynching black men that followed the USA civil war was definitely worse than the cab drivers who are rude to white people in Asia.
- asguy 7y agoWhat ever happened to “two wrongs don’t make a right?”
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- jessaustin 7y agoI haven't heard that since kindergarten. Here in the adult world, we care about justice. Justice is not served when ignorant white yuppies appropriate the struggles of others. Could "Emily" have better catered to the feelings of her managers? Probably! However, we wouldn't all be laughing at Korey if she had said "I'm firing you because you have been rude." She didn't have to pretend that she had suffered some sort of harm because one of her employees didn't worship her.
- asguy 7y agoThere's a reason they teach it in kindergarten: it's a pretty fundamental concept that people who want a functioning society should probably adhere to. Here's another maxim for you: live by the sword, die by the sword. If you want people to be treated equal, stop singling out groups (e.g. "ignorant white yuppies") and playing identity politics.
- jessaustin 7y agoThis is adorable! It was Korey who fired people for, as she claimed, being "racist" and "discriminatory" to her, the lily-white CEO. I bet she wishes she had heard your advice about playing identity politics before she had played identity politics! I encourage you to tell the legislatures about your wise "two wrongs" wisdom. I bet they'll empty out the prisons immediately! Jesus left us a variety of maxims. I must admit, however, that we didn't study the Gospels in my kindergarten.
- wbronitsky 7y agoWow, thats an incredible statement to not be backed up with any sources. I vehemently disagree; racism is at its worst when groups who are institutionally powerful use racism to oppress groups with relatively little institutional power. To assert otherwise is to be willfully blind to the lived experiences of people who are oppressed, at best. I won't go into what it suggests at worst.
- jariel 7y agoYes, the n-word is far worse than anything a black person can throw at me (I'm white), but it's still racist to 'call out groups'. It seems the staffer had some trouble understanding that - I would have maybe just tried to explain it to them. But it's really weird they don't get that. Just like Trump I think is influencing people to maybe say nasty things about immigrants etc. I think Jezebel, the Guardian, the Daily Beast are making it seem completely normative to 'call out cis white men' for whatever. It's 'normative' in these publications to attack a specific group. I personally don't mind if there's thoughtfulness or nuance, but usually there isn't and it amounts to casual bigotry.