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…e take what I say seriously, even when I’ve wandered out of my depth and am basically bullshitting. Being white and male helps, speaking Standard American English helps more, and as I get older, I get even more credibility. If I wore a suit, I probably would get more credibility still. Just recently I was in a shoe store as a customer, and another customer ignored all the sales people (who were Asian women) and started asking me questions about the product — apparently because I was the only old white guy in the room.

Yes, People Do Take Me More Seriously Because I am a White Guy.
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Adebayo Adeniran

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Aug 13, 2021

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If you don't stridently denounce the bigotry around you, then you are complicit.

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