I won’t say what company but it’s a fortune100.
An hour-long discussion on race, equity, and equality turned out to be an hour-long panel of liberal talking points and white shaming and how everything is unfair for black people. The tipping point for me was when I was being lectured by a young male on equity and why black people need to be overcompensated for now and given more simply because they are black and historically have been disadvantaged. At point point a panelist even mentioned how silence is complicity.
The ultimate irony is that this hour-long discussion was supposed to create an environment where people could speak about issues they face. If I were bold enough to raise my hand and say how this hyperfocus on one race over another actually is counterproductive and makes me less safe/secure, I would be fired immediately for being a bigot.
I genuinely do not understand how someone can simultaneously tell me I need to engage in a dialogue with them to understand their past/current challenges, while at the same time having my life story assumed for me and summarized solely on the color of my skin.
Idk if anyone’s gonna read this I just needed to vent. I live my life by two simple mantras: “do unto others as you would have done unto you” and “judge me for the content of my character, not the color of my skin.” Sadly both of those ideals are lost in the mud, and bringing them back up is now is me just using it as an excuse for my whiteness :(
Feels bad man
This crap is already beginning to backfire.
People are speaking up about it.
Just hold on and gather evidence. Take notes. I would suggest keeping a notebook.
The Anti-racism, WF stuff is actually virulently racist. It damages people emotionally and psychologically.
It acts as a religion or cult -- and should NOT be allowed in the workplace.
We have a separation of church and state -- this is the opposite.
Did you know California is making it legal to discriminate based on someone's race?
A lot of people are okay with it now because they think it will benefit them.
What happens if it doesn't?
What happens if perhaps the Dreaded Evil White Man uses that law to hire nothing but other evil white men?
People need to understand principle, and why we need to live according to ours.