I just laugh. I work in an ER and every now and then someone tosses out the “race” card in attempt to get special treatment. I LOVE the look on their face when I just laugh and tell them “nice try Jack, but I don’t play that”. They are stunned, because it almost always cows or guilts whites into giving in....
I had a boss that was a tall older black woman that became successful by getting her MBA at night school while raising her family and caring for her sick father.
She did this before affirmative action. She did it with hard work and love of her fellow man.
She was the first boss male or female that I openly and honestly used as a role model. She was Assistant Director of a government agency. She threw away the deck of race cards “can’t play cards with all jokers”.
She wouldn’t allow anyone to use the excuse of gender or race when discussing grievences. “If you are upset enough to come talk to me, you better bring specifics.” After all she used to say “some of my best friends are humans.”
To make a short story long, an employer called her one day screaming that the auditor had been out to look at his books. During the discussion he called her and the auditor racists. She told him that she would like to meet with him because that is a serious charge that needs to be discussed and resolved in person.
I sat in on the meeting and the look on his face when she introduced herself- well a picture is worth a thousand words. She let him have it with both barrels. How dare you try pulling that racist crap on me just to get out of complying with the law. You aught to be ashamed.