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As a brown man, my heart too would sink. Not because I hate white males, but because it makes me feel as if I'm not adequate. That if no brown men have made it
by 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
As a brown man, my heart too would sink. Not because I hate white males, but because it makes me feel as if I'm not adequate. That if no brown men have made it to that point, how could I?
This is all about perspective. Is my perspective here logical? No. Am I blaming these white men? No. Representation matters to minorities. It helps us "feel" like we can actually achieve stuff.
It's difficult to explain this perspective to white people. But too often I see white people dismiss this perspective, seeing it as an attack on _them_. But it really isn't about white people.
- c22 5y agoIf Tom Snow and his snow white friends [1][2][3] would allow brown people like you to help them decide where to direct their fire-hose of equality money we might see some actual progress. A more diverse group of doctors, scientists, and phds sounds great, but until white people let go of some of the money and "leadership positions" they're still going to be calling all the shots. [1] https://www.snowfoundation.org.au/our-story/board/ https://www.snowfoundation.org.au/our-story/board/ [2] https://snowmedical.org.au/about/our-founders/ https://snowmedical.org.au/about/our-founders/ [3] https://equalityaustralia.org.au/team-members/tom-snow/ https://equalityaustralia.org.au/team-members/tom-snow/
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