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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by Guthur on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @05:48AM (#26397498)
Remarking on the colour of some ones skin is like saying you have very blond hair. Are we in denial of skin tone or something and that it's different from various regions of earth, come on.
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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by Glavnokoman on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:13AM (#26397695)
I completely agree with what you say. And I wish I knew what you actually imply, but I am afraid that would be a complete nonsense.
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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by gjulianm on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:09AM (#26397657)
It's not a remark, it's an expectation. Imagine if you had blond hair and someone said "Oh, I did not expect an engineer to be blond". It's like they are saying "the stereotypes say you shouldn't be smart". At best, it's rude.
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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by Chris2048 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @05:36PM (#26405373)
> Imagine if you had blond hair and someone said "Oh, I did not expect an engineer to be blond"

That's because you explicitly added the "an engineer" part to make the insinuation clear.

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