humean

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   by humean 14y ago

   Reverse the races and look at how you'd judge a black equivalent. This one "smallest offense" would color your perception of the person permanently.
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   by humean 14y ago

   She just got her head bitten off on the public Internet . Some HR dude is probably looking for her right now.
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   by humean 14y ago

   At 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
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   by humean 14y ago

   I would guess that the woman who stepped on the pendant land-mine had thought the pendant was some kind of Kenyan abacus. Or something. And phrased it very badly, because she sensed subconsciously that she was about to get her head bitten
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   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.
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   by humean 14y ago

   From the OP: Also, at some point after this conversation took place, one of the women looked at my prized necklace and said “Hey, that looks like a calculator, is that a calculator?” I said “um no, it’s a necklace, it’s African, from Nai