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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]haele
(12,720 posts)In the 40 years I've spent in the military and in the public sector, I've found most of the nastiest active racists - especially the women (as opposed to passive racists) were people in a lower position in the overall hierarchy who had been given some power and ability to enforce rules and provide inputs for evaluations and promotions.
These are usually people who made it far enough to attain a "Big Fish in a Little Pond" status - but aren't emotionally capable of separating their personal attitudes from the attitude and self-awareness required to actually manage or lead an organization or task. The task isn't "first" in their worlds. Being on top is.
And frustrated, resentful women - no matter how talented or what sort of outward appearance they're able to fake - are too often the worst racists and misogynistic people around.
Honestly, I'd rather work for a man who thought little of women in the workforce than a woman who would ruthlessly try and sabotage any other women who she felt could "show her up" or made her feel uncomfortable for whatever reason. And I've worked for both several times over the years.
Haele