Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1702450)

The employee's experience isn't invalid. They can feel however they want. Let the person experiencing the racism be the final voice on it. It is almost like you want to go around and tell people how they should react to situations.

The employee sucked at their job and was also fired for being black. Generally, black employees are fired so much easier for a simple mistake while their co-workers get more chances.

Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1702458)

Not necessarily the race card but yes it was an anecdotal statement mixed with an article I read once.

Black Workers Really Do Need to Be Twice as Good - The Atlantic

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1702468)

No, that's goofy nonsense. Regardless of how often it is true, if an employer did not fire an employee for being black, then their misinterpreting a situation does not magically change reality. That person is wrong, because they are wrong. Why should I even need to say that? It's a truism, right? Isn't it a truism?

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1702519)

Depends, people are usually pretty good at backing that kind of thing up.

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1702445)

I'm gonna go with the "generally, but not always" option on this one.

Originally Posted by Ki (Post 1702501)

I can pull an article out of my ass that expressing racism towards white people as well. And asians. And everything else. You're trying to turn an opinion into fact and it's not working.