tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855710257340998367.post1277817101825103714..comments2023-10-22T17:09:55.135-04:00Comments on HR BlogVOCATE: Shopping While Black, Obama’s Dad, and the Death of HR as We Know ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382703244406413369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855710257340998367.post-41936355231239762492013-11-08T17:16:17.587-05:002013-11-08T17:16:17.587-05:00"On the other hand, if such a meaninglessness..."On the other hand, if such a meaninglessness appraisal of my outer affect (clearly tied to the 'angry black man' stereotype) stands between me and career aspirations, isn't my duty to my family and other AAs coming behind me to care?"<br /><br />Kevin, what an interesting question. <br /><br />Yes, I do think we owe it to our families to care. I'm sure our ancestors swallowed all kinds of whatever for their families' benefit. <br /><br />And would they have preferred more subtle racism to something more blatant? I suppose. No longer being whipped, beaten, or lynched for being black is an improvement, for sure.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382703244406413369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855710257340998367.post-53778650114138048322013-11-08T17:04:25.460-05:002013-11-08T17:04:25.460-05:00Serena, SMH at your comments.
(And, BTW, you'...Serena, SMH at your comments.<br /><br />(And, BTW, you're a COP?? Get out!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382703244406413369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855710257340998367.post-31902002988712869242013-11-01T12:46:39.133-04:002013-11-01T12:46:39.133-04:00Excellent points, surperbly made. I have a similar...Excellent points, surperbly made. I have a similar struggle at work. I am one of the few black police officers in my area and I often have to play down my blackness. There are so many times I have to let racial slurs go unchallenged for fear of being dubbed the oversensitive angry black woman. It's wrong. Racism is real and should not be ignored. I don't care how tired people are of hearing it.<br /><br />Sharing this post right now... Thanks Crystal.<br /><br />P.s. What was with that guy?? I mean, seriously?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472975564043402766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855710257340998367.post-49628212036243039622013-11-01T11:50:12.956-04:002013-11-01T11:50:12.956-04:00Wow. Tough discourse to have, in this"post-...Wow. Tough discourse to have, in this"post-racial" era. I had a conversation with a white male subordinate of mine the other day, a coaching session in which I recalled some advice a former boss gave me a decade ago. I advised him to 'smile more.' This boss told me the same, reporting that my blank facial affect makes me look angry or threatening to some. I rethink the advice I passed on often. On the one hand, why the hell should I be made to care about anyone's perception of what's behind my blank, relaxed gaze? On the other hand, if such a meaninglessness appraisal of my outer affect (clearly tied to the 'angry black man' stereotype) stands between me and career aspirations, isn't my duty to my family and other AAs coming behind me to care? <br /><br />Undercover racism makes life horribly complicated. But I'm sure our parents and elders would have preferred it over blatant, institutionally supported racism.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602873139833669110noreply@blogger.com