Racism is built into the dna of America. If we choose to ignore it, then we are never going to fulfill the promise of the Civil Rights Act. Certain people want to be blind to the economic consequences of racism and homophobia; well I cannot be blind to it because it is a part of my everyday life.
My manager that I worked for embodies the qualities of Jim Crow’s past and present. He constantly showed that there were different rules for white people. He constantly made up reasons based upon metrics that he just pulled out of the air to justify his disparate treatment. His manager allowed such treatment such as when he called me stupid in a meeting. He even saw me walking down the hall and said you know it is not over. I even went over his manager's head and said that there is something wrong with the way my manager was treating me. Nothing happened. I took a SANS class and passed the certification exam and a white person took the same class and did not pass the exam, yet they were promoted. He constantly complained about my performance when other groups were praising the same performance.
