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We're All Human Beings: A DiversityInc Reader Responds
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Why are people obsessed with race? An Ask the White Guy blog entry on the subject provoked thoughtful responses from DiversityInc readers, many of whom say Americans can leverage our differences to strengthen this country rather than use them to divide it. Here's what one reader says. . . . ...more
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Readers Deluge DiversityInc With Comments About Ferraro
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Sen. Hillary Clinton has apologized to the Black community for remarks made by Geraldine Ferraro. But after our coverage of the issue, we received an unprecedented amount of responses from our readers debating the validity of what Ferraro said and the dynamics of race and gender in this election. Here's the latest feedback. . . . ...more
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Religion in the Workplace? Here's What You Said
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Readers continue to respond to a controversial Ask the White Guy column on religious employees versus LGBT employees in the workplace. Hear from one reader who says there's nothing to fear from LGBT employees. . . . ...more
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What Does It Mean to Be a Patriot? What You Said
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Barack Obama was criticized by some as unpatriotic for not wearing an American-flag pin on his lapel. What does it take to be considered a patriot? Here's what DiversityInc readers had to say. . . . ...more
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Is an HBCU or All-Women's School Best for Your Child? What You Said
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Would you send your child to an HBCU or all-women's school? After a popular Ask the White Guy column on the value of southern alma maters provoked a slew of responses from DiversityInc readers, we asked you whether single-sex or schools aimed primarily at one race are best. Here's what you said.
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Can a Southern Alma Mater Stall Your Career? What You Said
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Do employers get turned off by college degrees from the South? How much does your alma mater affect your promotion chances? The White Guy says southern alma maters may create a "guilty-by-association" mindset among employers, who may connect the South with historic intolerance, and it provoked a series of responses from DiversityInc readers. Here's what you said. . . . ...more
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Sick of Slang at Work? Our Readers Can't Stop Talking About It
Compiled by the DiversityInc staff
A very popular Ask the White Guy on how the language you use affects your career prompted hundreds of responses from DiversityInc readers sharing their thoughts and stories … and the e-mails keep pouring in. Why did this strike such a nerve? Read this to find out. . . . ...more
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What Slang Irritates the Most at Work? Is It 'Aks,' 'Wiff,' 'Bidness' or 'Youze'?
Compiled by the DiversityInc staff
A very popular Ask the White Guy on the vernacular and/or slang that business people use and how it affects their careers prompted a slew of responses from DiversityInc readers telling us what they think about the language business people use and why. What were the most cited expressions? Read on to find out.. . . . ...more
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'You're So Articulate': What 'Compliment' Offends You Most?
Compiled by the DiversityInc staff
Ever have someone tell you "You're so articulate" or "You don't seem Mexican" or "You don't think like a woman?" and think they were giving you a compliment? After yesterday's very popular Ask the White Guy, we asked our readers to tell us which "compliments" they find most offensive, and we were flooded with responses. Which ones got the most mention? Here's what they said. . . . ...more
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