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> You really think it's appropriate for some white American manager to lecture his Indian subordinates after spending a few hours in training? If he/she sees a
by TimTheTinker 4y ago
> You really think it's appropriate for some white American manager to lecture his Indian subordinates after spending a few hours in training?
If he/she sees a clear violation of discrimination laws/policies, then yes! Although "lecture" wouldn't be the best start. Asking questions to the alleged discriminator would be a better way forward. Find out what happened and why, and ask multiple people for their input. Start by assuming innocence and let evidence prove otherwise, not the other way around.
The truth about a given situation is not completely inaccessible to people without "lived experience". That's why words are so powerful - when used truthfully and in good faith, they enable to bridge gaps where we lack that personal experience, and make accurate judgments.
- TimTheTinker 4y ago> when used truthfully and in good faith, [words] enable us to bridge gaps where we lack that personal experience, and make accurate judgments. That's why learning to express ourselves well, and listen well (including empathetically) is so important to a functioning society. As a society, we need a restored faith in the power of words to communicate any truth (including truths people erroneously say are "inaccessible apart from lived experience") and be understood by those who will listen well. The problem isn't that truth is unknowable or incommunicable, the problem is that not enough people are speaking it, and of those who are, many don't speak intelligently and/or intelligibly. And not enough of those who listen do so carefully, thoughtfully, and empathetically.