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> Her entire argument frames race relations within the context of the workplace which is problematic because her approach is coercive, not educational. It's al
by ravenstine 6y ago
> Her entire argument frames race relations within the context of the workplace which is problematic because her approach is coercive, not educational.
It's also problematic because the workplace inherently has an underlying adversarial quality that can provide a never-ending supply of "microaggressions" and various forms of otherings that effectively sow more division than actually get non-whites anywhere.
The author is particularly clever for writing a book for the target of anti-racism, because the market for "look who's racist" media is thoroughly saturated.
Since race is becoming a greater and greater issue, I imagine it will continue to become a get-rich-quick scheme for some adept to the English language, or the language of CorporateSpeak.
- psweber 6y ago> the workplace inherently has an underlying adversarial quality that can provide a never-ending supply of "microaggressions" Did you pick this idea up somewhere else or think of it yourself? I've not heard that concept, and it makes way too much sense.
- commoner 6y agoThe term was coined in 1970: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression
- darkerside 6y agoI think poster was referring to the fact that workplaces are naturally fun of microaggressions regardless of race or sex, so it's easy to point the finger. It's analogous to how everybody's speeding, so everybody's guilty, and anyone can be pulled over (but usually the black person will happen to be the one pulled over).
- pbhjpbhj 6y ago>usually the black person will happen to be the one pulled over // Which country are you in? Have you checked that statistic or did you assume it?
- darkerside 6y agoUS, and no, I didn't need to check the statistic. Do you also think people shouldn't be protesting because they haven't proven black people are being targeted disproportionately by police to a 95% confidence interval?
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoI prefer to base my views on facts. You need to check the statistics because it's very easy to be wrong - we all have biases and limitations. I gather statistics show USA police are not targeting black people ("damn lie and statistics" though, so I'm Caruso's about that result), contrary to how I imagined it. That doesn't mean there isn't a problem, it possibly means the problem is more concentrated - ie in general the police are doing well, but specific groups/officers are being highly discriminatory.
- jacobush 6y agoI find it CorporateSpeak to say that race is becoming a greater and greater issue. It's long been a great issue. Wars have been fought over race, and the concept of race.
- taurath 6y ago> It's also problematic because the workplace inherently has an underlying adversarial quality that can provide a never-ending supply of "microaggressions" Its also the only place in adulthood where people willingly or unwillingly must work together with people different than them and not necessarily of their choosing to reach a common goal.
- aarpmcgee 6y agoThe only place?
- taurath 6y agoCan you think of others? Maybe sports?
- humanrebar 6y agoCharities. Church. Musical groups. Schools (PTA, etc). Local government.
- darkerside 6y agoNone of those places is a literal requirement for sustenance, but you do need to work somewhere, and for most people, that somewhere is anywhere that will take you.
- humanrebar 6y agoPedantically you are mostly correct. Practically I'm not convinced your distinction is useful.
- darkerside 6y agoPractically speaking, having freedom of choice is a big deal. And we are free to choose our churches, whether to engage in our PTA, etc. We're also free to find new jobs if we don't like them, but it sure is harder than those other choices.