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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by simias on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:10AM (#26397664)
I don't think that being surprised by the physical appearance of somebody that you only interacted with online says anything about you but I assume that if you were called racist it means that you remarked on it? If so that's at the very least a bit gauche. That the type of stuff I'd keep to myself to avoid making people uncomfortable.

Keep in mind that the 10 black people in a city of 30k are probably tired of having interactions and remarks centering on their skin color, even if they're not negative.

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Re:Google HR 'suggested medical leave' for racism victims by that_guy_iain on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:04AM (#26398022)
> but I assume that if you were called racist it means that you remarked on it

Well, it was via a telephone call and they made a point of bring it up. So I was "Oh, you're black." literally just shocked. I commented on the conference because I was at a conference and he was meant to be there but couldn't be so we chatted on the phone.

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