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I think it serves as a good reminder that racism is a thing most all races do to other races or subgroups of their own race. In tech these days there's enough
by steveBK123 5y ago
I think it serves as a good reminder that racism is a thing most all races do to other races or subgroups of their own race.
In tech these days there's enough racial groups that you are as likely (or more, in my experience) to end up with blatantly racist behavior from minority groups who either only hire their own or explicitly do not hire specific minorities they dislike.
I remember working at a bank where the portfolio trading team was all racial group X, algo team racial group Y, and OMS racial group Z.. because the managers were...
The white guys were like the generic neutral glue that could sometimes be hired into the X/Y/Z group teams.
My previous fund I recall a friend telling me he started looking for a new job as soon as our new boss started as he was grilling him in their native language trying to figure out which specific racial/caste/regional sub-group he was from..
- steveBK123 5y agoI'd also add - caste being a good proxy for class generally.. This fits with a saying I've seen thrown around about our modern times, which is basically that "Class is the only remaining non-taboo bias in American polite society". Living in a very blue city in a very blue state surrounded by highly educated, "social justice warrior" types .. you'd be surprised how quickly the same people who have every type of window decal/bumper sticker/flag, march in every sort of rally you can imagine, and earnestly support every anti-racism/DEI initiative under the sun.. are willing to "punch down" class-wise, as long as the lower class people are white.
- ausbah 5y agoI don't think this is that surprising, most Americans - even if they are empirically wealthy or poor - consider themselves "middle class". seems like an implicit bias?