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It's not just her; there are many other minorities that can relate. It's not just her feelings; she's also talking about harassment and being denied opportuniti
by 3minus1 12y ago
It's not just her; there are many other minorities that can relate. It's not just her feelings; she's also talking about harassment and being denied opportunities.When you tell someone to keep their complaints to themselves you are actively perpetuating/enforcing the status quo. I don't know if that was your intent but you should be aware of how you come across.
- wyager 12y ago>When you tell someone to keep their complaints to themselves I'm not telling anyone this. I'm saying that feeling excluded is, in this case, a personal problem, not an everyone else problem, particularly when the author admits that the only reason she feels excluded is because her co-workers don't conform to her preferred racial and social characteristics. I (and I think most people) have been in the minority before; the important thing is to accept that not everyone else behaves exactly as you do. Trying to impose your preferences on everyone else is not the fair approach.
- steveeq1 12y agoWell said, couldn't agree with you more. While reading this article I couldn't help but thinking "how much of this attitude is due to perception"?