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Originally posted by Bey Admired
I don't really care if they admit it, I just don't get WHY they won't admit it. It honestly baffles me. Are they insecure about themselves and their heart?
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I honestly believe that there is no benefit or need much less desire to so why do it.
For instance, I am privileged enough to command 99.1k salary working at a nationally known federal agency. I have 3 degrees blah blah blah.
I only am required to go into the office one day a week and telework the remain days on a M-F schedule. the ONE day I go into the office, I take the metro/train etc.
I am there with people from different walks of life. My suitcase in tow, nice professional clothes, nice shades/watch the works.
There are people that look bummish and serving struggle face. People that literally struggling to pay for metro fare.
My agency pays my entire monthly expense to use the metro. I just have to drive to a commuter lot 10 minutes from my house
Is there a need for me to admit that my company pays for my fare when they have to find and sometimes struggle to pay.
is there a need for me to mention that my privilege comes from working hard, attain 3 degrees, having an established career why many obviously didn't make great decisions with their lives look like they work dead end jobs.
No. They could ask me about what i do and I still won't go there because i don't need to.
It's already known and it doesn't serve a benefit for me to do that.
i would also come off real cocky, entitled and arrogant to acknowledge such a sensitive thing knowing that my admission/acknowledgement won't change things.
in short, I just don't feel that it's worth addressing because they know it's not going to change things and if it is address they'll just bring up the examples of "white" people struggling to try and minimalize the concept.
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