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In reply to the discussion: If a member of a racial minority joined your workplace, [View all]Bettie
(16,144 posts)25. When I was in the workforce the only thing I cared about
Was if my co-workers pulled their weight and got their jobs done.
Secondary concern was if they were friendly and decent human beings.
I won't say I never noticed if they were black, white, Asian, etc. but, in the end, it never mattered all that much.
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you're even worse at discussing racial and ethnic heritage than you are at being a liberal
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#15
yes, but did you go farther in your compliments than Obama (who was acting as head of state btw)
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#22
You can claim martyrdom here if you admit that it's for the cause of conservatism
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#20
You're being dishonest. You lamented that people aren't called "crippled" anymore.
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#35
Well you were pretty enthusiastic about the phrase "illegal immigrant" before it became un-PC.
Nye Bevan
Jul 2013
#36
Anyone who claims to be colorblind, but objects when his or her daughter dates a black guy,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2013
#38
The point being that people who go out of their way to proclaim being colorblind...
MrScorpio
Jul 2013
#41