> What explains this obsession with engaging in mental gymnastics just to avoid calling people "marginalized"? Because I feel no need to bring nonsense labels

> What explains this obsession with engaging in mental gymnastics just to avoid calling people "marginalized"? Because I feel no need to bring nonsense labels and politics into an environment that should be a straight up meritocracy. This is more often than not just an excuse for someone to prove “what a great guy” he is. Nothing more. There is almost no value to the discussion except for self satisfaction gained by the “white knights”/“white saviors”. I expect people to go to work to work, not to try to gain cool points for being so woke. I have direct reports that are culturally, racially, blah blah blah very different from me. That comes up in our organization exactly never because it doesn’t matter. We hire people that demonstrate they will be successful and fire people that aren’t. Expect special treatment because of some real or imagined injustice in the past? Please go somewhere else that is happy to make virtual signaling part of their PR strategy.