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Is this racism?
for context, my Indian friend is having a hard time at his intern. he was said to have body odour although it went around as a gossip before he came to knew it, his bosses asked to see birth certificates of his family members to check if they are locals in a unrelated context, and his bosses told him not to shoplift when they went out to buy stuff.
when he flagged this verbally they said it’s a joke and he’s sensitive. (they added they would have said this to another minority group too…)
then he wrote and, his bosses said this isn’t racism. they said it might be insensitive but not racism and warned him to be careful with his words.
to me, it sounds like he’s on the right and they are gaslighting him.
they even told him that there will be grave consequences if he flags this even higher such as to the ethics line / HR as his case isn’t strong, not enough examples to prove his point. they said by raising it people may sympathise but nothing more.
they threatened and asked if he wanted to be made a full timer as he’s a trainee.
to add, they said that he should stop pulling the victim and race card. they said his performance is poor and any feedback on his performance is not due to his race, it’s because he’s poor at his job. apparently others were scolded more for their performance and his bosses said they are harsh to everyone, there’s no disparity.
he was questioned that other Indians are not treated that way so it’s unfair for him to put forth such an allegation. but my friend is still treated badly, he’s not sure why, but he’s the quiet type that doesn’t confront.
so what actually counts as racism?
