Is 'white' the only color of success?

Christian Science Monitor ^ | October 31, 2005 | Marilyn Gardner

[Pylot]

Show me any other country where a white guy could go and insist on an advantage over everyone based solely on his skin color. Think China would go along?? Think Japan would do that??

This is such nonsense. Racism is racism regardless of who is made to suffer as a result of it.

[facedown]

Is 'white' the only color of success?

No, green is.

[hispanarepublicana]

Que cagada!

[manwiththehands]

If people don't want to be treated like a stereotype, they shouldn't act like one. "Word"! "Ssup!" "Yo!"

[Question_Assumptions]

White people need to assimilate into the corporate culture, too. Not every white person is born into that culture either. In some cases, I think they have a point. I'm not sure why certain cornrow hairstyles or jewelry are a problem, so long as they are otherwise appropriate and I do think that certain racism complaints are legitimate. But language, appearance, and gestures, on the other hand, are "communication skills" issues, and some of the things that are considered wrong for minorities or women are wrong for white people or men, too. And the reason why certain nail polish styles are considered wrong is that they are considered low-class, not ethnic. There are low-class white looks and behaviors that are equally inappropriate in a corporate setting.

[RHINO369]

Its not acting white, its acting PROFESSIONAL. I have no idea what it is but alot of minorities i meet at college, are loud, and they don't speak proper english. It's not like they can't speak english, they just don't. I don't why everything thinks people, or society shouldn't make you do anything, but thats all life ever is. You want to do well for yourself, you do what your teachers tell you, then you do what you bosses tell you. But some think the mans out to get them.

[Terabitten]

What is a "certain manicure"?

You've obviously never seen a sister who just got her nails did. :D

[alkaloid2]

No barf alert?

Ugh.

After the government has forced everyone to be "diverse and inclusive", and the proponents of such nonsense think that the policies are working, now they want us to pay for "undertones" of racism. Will it ever end?

Also, if you want to get ahead, you have to act like the system wants you to act. I'm a white male and don't fit the image of a CEO either; there are millions of us that don't. I think in this regard "acting white" means acting like someone who can do the job, or at least what that perception is by the people WHO WANT TO GIVE YOU BUSINESS.

This is such utter BS after we've had Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice that I have to stop typing or I'll puke.

tSG

[SedVictaCatoni]

I sure hope it isn't where you make thinly veiled racist remarks and then whine about reverse discrimination.

I disagree with you, and I still think that was a funny comeback.

[MeanWestTexan]

Pure crap.

But anyone who is an employee (for very long) is an idiot.

You only get REALLY ahead running/owning your own business.

This lady is a lawyer. All a lawyer needs to start up is a computer, a Internet hookup, a good printer, and some brains.

[darbymcgill]

What many blacks or other minorities don't realize about "acting white" is that many white folks receive the same treatment. I can't tell you how many times early in my career I was counseled on appropriate clothing, hair length and other deportment issues if I "wanted to move up".

If minorities think white folks are born as corporate clones they are wrong. Many white people choose to conform rather than rebel in order to succeed. It's called the golden rule. He who has the gold, makes the rules. Or better yet, emulating success.

[TalBlack]

"Acting white"!!!???

Whites call it acting intelligently.

[PAR35]

What is a "certain manicure"?

My guess would be 3" fingernails with inlays. Not the kind of person I would pick for a lawyer.

[Clock King]

Forget what the white man wants... Be competent, smart, and form your own damn company. Compete, don't loot. Time for our people to stop being slaves anyway.

[gaijin]

COME ON...!

If *I* wanted to start ACTING BLACK, what might I do?

Simple question.

[w_over_w]

Everything from cornrows, ethnic jewelry, animated hand gestures, and certain manicures can leave colleagues thinking, "You're different."

Dude! Like I can totally relate . . . ya know . . . like, it can be a really gnarly ride. This is so out there, in a radical way? But like really out there I mean like are you down for a bodacious job?

[Clock King]

What is a "certain manicure"?

I'm guessing something like this. Basically, styles that belong in dance club, but not in a business enviroment.

[Smartaleck]

"Minorities can have their careers derailed by their tone of voice or hairstyle"

Ahhhh that's true of anyone regarless of color. A white guy with a skinhead and Nazi tattoo probably isn't going to the top either. It's cultural not minority.

Yes, the people at the top set the culture and if you don't fit it doesn't matter what color or gender you are.

[Bon mots]

"Is 'white' the only color of success?" I don't know about you but I would much rather be in the "black" than the "red"

You RACIST!
How dare you demean Native Americans!
< / sarcasm>

[Enchante]

One thing I do know is that Cornell West is one of the last people on earth qualified to judge what constitutes professional behavior or high-powered credentials for executive boardrooms of corporations!! That guy is such an ignorant race-baiting babbling twit, he's a perfect example of how "black America" can mis-educate itself to be unsuited for corporate success.