As a working professional who must stay connected to my "network" of other professionals, I always have LinkedIn open on one of my screens. But, as many of you may know, LinkedIn is a SUPER woke company who advocates for super cringeworthy woke posts about DEI and gender fluidity while demonizing posts about any topic advocating for a cause Hillary Clinton wouldn't advocate for as an "unprofessional post on a professional media website."
I normally don't even look at my screen when LinkedIn is open, but this post really caught my eye. I'm not "connected" with the person who made this post, but I am connected with someone who liked it and commented on it. I read the first few lines and saw it was about racism and was curious as to what happened. The part of the story that was unhidden above the "read more..." prompt seemed serious, until I read more...
Read it for yourself:
Today I woke up thinking about a job I quit because after I cried on the phone to my boss (Head of HR) about the racism I had experienced he said “Are you sure they just weren’t joking?”
This came from a man who pretended to have my back but when it was time to really step up and take action against racism, he didn’t.
And yes, he was a white man.
It’s important to note that considering who was attacking me.
I truly believed I had an ally.
And it stung so bad when I was backed into a corner office by 3 other white men asking me questions like “So what do you actually do here?”
One even saying “I really don’t understand why you’re here” fully knowing what my job was and why I was there.
But acting as if I didn’t belong or contribute in any way.
This was not the first time micro aggressions were thrown my way by the same person I had already previously complained about.
The silver lining to this was that I had called an Uber and I was crying in the Uber to my boss.
The Uber driver who was Hispanic looked at me through the mirror and said “I’m so sorry you are going through this. I been there man and it sucks. I’m here with you”.
He reminded me of what community is.
I cried even more, but because in that moment I needed him.
I needed that stranger because no one else was there to support me, tell me I’m not crazy or over reacting.
I tell this story because I want everyone to remember, especially people who consider themselves ally’s, that action is important.
It’s not only about reading, or taking workshops, or putting anti-racist in your headline.
It’s about calling out those who are racist when you see it or hear it.
It’s about those uncomfortable conversations and getting to the truth.
I hope today and everyday forward you speak up instead of just attending your 10th workshop but still watching from the sidelines while black and brown people are accosted in public.
#dei #community #hr #speakup
Here's a PRO TIP: If you're an adult and you mention micro aggressions in any serious manner, you're doing adulting wrong.
This guy seriously "cried" to his boss about 3 white guys asking him what he does there. And then blames his boss, who he deemed it important to mention is a "white man," for not standing up for him because he's white. Like white people meet every Tuesday night to discuss how they ought to treat the other races that week.
Now, I must leave this open to the possibility that he has been harrassed before by these guys (because he says he has), but based on the complaint he gives in this post, it is very hard to take him seriously. This guy calls himself a "Recruiter | Human Being | Mental Health Advocate | Writer" in his bio, and considering the "Recruiter" title is his actual job and the other 3 are just silly labels, I can see why other people might be asking him, "what do you actually do here?" No racist intent needed to ask that question.
I was listening to some news updates when I heard this CNN clip about the potentially hazardous water in East Palestine, and as soon as I heard her ask the question about whether or not her guest would drink the water, I IMMEDIATELY thought of this clip from South Park. Enjoy.
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In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I team up with Truman from @ReturnToReason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of philosophy today. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. He has written many books including Explaining Postmodernism and Nietzsche and the Nazis. We bring him on to talk about the social and political issues we are currently facing in America, and the West more broadly, and what the collectivist ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau might have to do with it.
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In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 15: The Prospects of International Order’.
This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I team up with Truman from @ReturnToReason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of philosophy today. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. He has written many books including Explaining Postmodernism and Nietzsche and the Nazis. We bring him on to talk about the social and political issues we are currently facing in America, and the West more broadly, and what the collectivist ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau might have to do with it.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from @ReturnToReason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 14: Material Conditions and Ideal Ends’.
This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.
Become a subscriber of the Engineering Politics Locals Community to support this content. Also, consider joining the @ReturnToReason Locals Community to show Truman some support.
