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Re:To Be a Young Black Man Working in an Office Full of Whit... by et-al on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:07PM (#12970278)
> When I approached Anna to let her know that I did not feel comfortable rapping for a board member, she said “no problem” so quickly that it felt as if she knew she shouldn’t have made such a request.

That interaction might have something important the author experienced that we, as readers, can't visualise.

Also, a big part of this is that many times minorities don't want to reinforce a stereotype. There's a fine line to tread between one-off self-expression and the worry that the majority think that this is what you do all the time, or a label. I can see why the author doesn't want to be seen as "Derrius, the guy who raps."

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Re:To Be a Young Black Man Working in an Office Full of Whit... by wpBenny on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:18PM (#12970411)
THEN DON'T WRITE A RAP FOR THE YOUTH OF AMERICA AND TELL YOUR CO-WORKERS ABOUT IT?

It seemed like he actually wanted to and that he said yes. So the story is a little iffy from his side.

https://twitter.com/drquarles/status/692809125294706688 S/O means shout out so he was pretty happy about it to put it up on social media.

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Re:To Be a Young Black Man Working in an Office Full of Whit... by et-al on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:23PM (#12970471)
Yes, I'm aware that this might just be a self-aggrandizing piece, or it might be a legitimate issue. However, none of us were there, so I'm hesitant to pass too much judgement on this nuanced matter.
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Re:To Be a Young Black Man Working in an Office Full of Whit... by wpBenny on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @02:27PM (#12970521)
Fair enough. I'm usually the skeptical of all things person. I'm not sure how positive that is.
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Re:To Be a Young Black Man Working in an Office Full of Whit... by et-al on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:08PM (#12982641)
I think it's a good attitude to have. :)

I was just super hesitant here because we didn't know the complete story and everyone else seemed to be piling on the author.

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