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Suppose, instead of just thinking, "Dumbwhite---," the OP had actually said out loud, "Dumbwhite---." Would that be a firing offense, too? I'm sure it would
by humean 14y ago
Suppose, instead of just thinking, "Dumbwhite---," the OP had actually said out loud, "Dumbwhite---."
Would that be a firing offense, too? I'm sure it would be - I'm just asking to make sure.
- thebigshane 14y agoWell, then props to him for knowing how to keep his private feelings and thoughts out of the workplace.
- humean 14y agoAt least by his own recollection. Anyone who is harboring that kind of hostility, whatever the cause, is going to exude pretty strange vibes in person. What's disturbing to me is not that an obviously talented young person like the OP has these kinds of issues. He'll almost certainly grow out of them. It's that so many older, wiser people, who obviously don't have personal problems of their own, seem intent on encouraging this way of thinking. Just because you think you're doing good, doesn't mean you actually are.
- thebigshane 14y agoIs your motivation to discredit him? If so, why? If not, why is your criticism relevant?
- oinksoft 14y agoSo are you saying that "strange vibes" should be a firing offense in an office run like the one the author describes? If not, what are you getting at? To me, it sounds like the author regularly has to deal with discrimination being both black and gay. Some will respond to this with indifference, others bravado. There is nothing immature, as you imply, about a bitter and withdrawn response to this. To claim that he is some innately hostile person ("harboring that kind of hostility") says an awful lot about how you reason about power dynamics.
- saraid216 14y ago> an obviously talented young person like the OP This is the strangest part of your claims. I don't see anything indicating that he's a remotely competent worker. Admittedly, I haven't researched who he is, but the only credibility he's got is that he can set up a Tumblr and add pictures to his post. I am not impressed at his technical skill–or his grammar, spelling, diction, or eloquence–indeed nothing about him says he's worth my time except that he's human and hurting. If anything, this offhand remark of yours serves to undermine your credibility to me.
- bonzoesc 14y agoIn the office, probably. On a pseudonymous personal blog for somebody without any management duties, probably not.
- Dave9k 14y agoIf this guy was white and calling everyone "dumbblack------" no one would be upvoting this.