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by mitthrowaway2
461 days ago
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If Swiss and white were the same thing, that would make a lot of sense. On the other hand if you were a Ukrainian refugee or something, learning Swiss-German as a second language and struggling to integrate into the company's Swiss culture, then it might feel extra-alienating if the company suggests you could join the Asian or Indian employee support groups to help you bridge the culture gap. OTOH, for the same reason, skin-color-based groups don't really make sense to begin with. |
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We all have multiple identities. We relate to those identities and others relate to us by those identities—at times, unfortunately. So, you can substitute any identity here, and it still makes sense.
>it might feel extra-alienating if the company suggests you could join the Asian or Indian employee support groups
Not necessarily. There's certainly some overlap in experience, as they are all working to integrate into the same culture.
What you may be missing here is that it's not strictly about which specific group, but also about the fact that the group is not the majority / "culture-defining group".
>OTOH, for the same reason, skin-color-based groups don't really make sense to begin with.
Oh, if only they didn't, my friend. What a world this would be. It's worth noting that it's generally not those "skin-colors" who made these groups necessary. Part of it is just the complicated tribalism of humans. And, yes, another part of it is that some people have taken advantage of that tribalism.