| Everything is contextual, there probably is racism in my company, somewhere. Calling it out when seen is something that has been pretty normal in my professional life. Maybe it’s because my first CIO was gay, or that I was working in a metrosexual community. Same with racism, I grew up shoulder to shoulder with south Asians and black people because that’s just how life is when you live in a multicultural society and they haven’t been adequately scapegoated. I can’t convince you that you’re wrong about this, because you’re not in most circumstances; but good people, in my experience, do not do nothing in the face of bigotry in the workplace. The difference, however, is that there is an unmitigated independent group who have decided what utopia means and can not care about the means to their end. The unfortunate situation I’m in is that I support their cause, but they’re bringing the movement down. Addendum: you’re also subtly implying the MD was somehow guilty of being against D&I, as he was dragged publicly, despite literally spearheading these initiatives and winning many awards for his work in promoting D&I in the industry and independently in the region. I find that kind of a reach honestly. |