White Bermundan writes a quality article in Bermuda calling out White hypocrisy on racism

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http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120719/COMMENT05/707199957

Racial inequity in the business world

Let’s begin our examination of racial inequity by looking at the world of Bermuda International Business. This may seem like a strange place to start because racial inequity in the business world is not Bermuda’s biggest racial problem. In fact, it is relatively minor in comparison to racial inequity as it relates to generational family dysfunction, education and gang crime.

But the business world — particularly International Business — is an area in which many white Bermudians and expats are intimately involved yet they are unable to see any racial inequity. They generally see two types of IB companies: (i) those that go out of their way to be colour blind, hiring employees based only on their credentials and promoting people based solely on their performance, or (ii) those that go out of their way to hire and promote black Bermudians wherever possible. On that basis many white Bermudians and expats conclude that there is either no racial inequity in International Business or, if there is any, it’s against whites.

The problem is that racial inequity is often difficult to detect except when it is happening to you. That’s because although racial inequity can pose difficult hurdles to climb, it is usually very subtle, blending in to our daily lives like the flow of traffic, yet leaving behind accident victims few of us can see.

To illustrate the point, let’s look at an example where racial inequity arises in the business world yet, as we will see, no one will act...

 

[Kritic]

today’s racial inequities are the result of yesterday’s racial injustices.


very hard for whites and foreigners to grasp. and every time they don't understand crime in the black community, it just really shows their own ignorance.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Half of my family is Bermudian. It's taken a turn for the worse their recently unfortunately. There used to be virtually no crime in 80's and 90's. Now they got gangs. Jamaicans imported a lot of that element. The gap in culture between my mom's generation and my generation there is crazy.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

We don't pay attention to the Caribbean enough. I don't even know about the societies to formulate an informed opinion. All I know is what this Bermudian is saying is very familiar.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

We don't pay attention to the Caribbean enough. I don't even know about the societies to formulate an informed opinion. All I know is what this Bermudian is saying is very familiar.

Bermuda ain't the Caribbean though. You say that around my family you'll get a bunch of

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Bermuda ain't the Caribbean though. You say that around my family you'll get a bunch of

See? That just shows you how unhip I am to the island game. Bermuda IS still an island right?

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

See? That just shows you how unhip I am to the island game. Bermuda IS still an island right?

Yeah but it's in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, not the Caribbean. It's still a British colony. It's majority black and an international business hub. It's basically a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches within walking distance everywhere.

It's got a high standard of living and high ass property values. It's can get wild down in places like Deepdale where my grimy ass cousins and them live though. Jamaicans brought over a lot of that drug and gangs element.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Yeah but it's in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, not the Caribbean. It's still a British colony. It's majority black and an international business hub. It's basically a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches within walking distance everywhere.

It's got a high standard of living and high ass property values. It's can get wild down in places like Deepdale where my grimy ass cousins and them live though. Jamaicans brought over a lot of that drug and gangs element.

I see, so basically its a nice resort where corporate business deals go down. I can't say that's stupid to do on their part.

So what are the trades for black folks down there? Same as here? Are there any programs that black bermudians can use to get ahead?

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I see, so basically its a nice resort where corporate business deals go down. I can't say that's stupid to do on their part.

So what are the trades for black folks down there? Same as here? Are there any programs that black bermudians can use to get ahead?

Yeah, mostly the same as here. A lot of service jobs and the same trades as here. They don't have a lot of manufacturing or exports though. They're whole economy is based on international finance and tourism pretty much. You can walk down the street and Hamilton and see all the storefront "headquarters" of major foreign corporations that they use as offshore tax havens. They've always had strong economic growth. But the underclass is locked into dwindling options, a lot like here. The cost of living is high as fukk. I think the average house cost over a million dollars now. The younger generations there aren't trying to clean white peoples' houses like my grandma.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Yeah, mostly the same as here. They don't have a lot of manufacturing or exports though. They're whole economy is based on international finance and tourism pretty much. You can walk down the street and Hamilton and see all the storefront "headquarters" of major foreign corporations that they use as offshore tax havens. They've always had strong economic growth. But the underclass is locked into dwindling options, a lot like here. The cost of living is high as fukk. I think the average house cost over a million dollars now. The younger generations there aren't trying to clean white peoples' houses like my grandma.

Damn, seems like two huge extremes. Is there potential for any other industries other than the ones you named? Cuz honestly, it seems like a rock and a hard place cuz black folk don't got much options other than housekeeping or tourism hustles. If the standard of living is good then I gotta assume the schools are too, is it institutional racism that keeps the black people from having/going to good schools or just a lack or resources/political will?

 

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[Dusty Bake Activate]

Damn, seems like two huge extremes. Is there potential for any other industries other than the ones you named? Cuz honestly, it seems like a rock and a hard place cuz black folk don't got much options other than housekeeping or tourism hustles. If the standard of living is good then I gotta assume the schools are too, is it institutional racism that keeps the black people from having/going to good schools or just a lack or resources/political will?

I can't say for sure. I haven't been since I was a teenager. I need to go back. My female cousin who went to college in the U.S. is doing well for herself as an accountant. My other cousins, just

I guess it's just like here. Two Americas, two Bermudas. Big banks run shyt. The rich are caking. A service-centered economy. Those in generational poverty don't have many options.

The women though.

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

I loved the example, pretty similar to how the corporate world is here.

 

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He wrote two other articles which cut deep. It's almost like you can replace America with Bermuda and you wouldn't skip a beat.

“In Bermuda, in public schools we have dumbed down to such an extent that young people can spend 10 years at school and, at the end of the day, be unable to read and write. This is euphemistically called functional illiteracy.

“Frankly, I think Bermuda would be better served if government got out of the educational business entirely but this is highly unlikely and a pipe dream.

“I personally left teaching in 1969, in part because of the manifest incompetence of the Department of Education but in retrospect I now believe it was much more efficient than the current administration which, frankly, is a disaster especially for young blacks. I have always cynically maintained that you do not need white bigots or the KKK to keep the majority of our black population in positions of inferiority, only the Department of Education.”

Robert Stewart

The over-riding right to a...

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140205/COMMENT/140209880

A good sound education, that’s usually everybody’s favourite answer for what it takes to get ahead in this world. I do not disagree. But an education goes beyond what students are taught within the four walls that are classrooms, and beyond what they learn from a curriculum. It is far broader than that. It is also what we learn in our homes, in our neighbourhoods, and in our wider communities.

There is also some thought that success also depends on the cultural group to which you belong — which roughly translated into Bermuda terms would mean: black, white; expat, local; rich, poor. Cultural differences and the degree to which they have an impact were the recent focus of a study by two Yale Law School professors, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, who have come up with some pretty interesting findings. Their book isn’t out yet (“The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America”) but they recently gave us a preview in The Sunday New York Times in an article headlined: “What Drives Success?” What, indeed?

I want to try and hit a few highlights here for what I believe to be their relevance to Bermuda. It was a relatively long article and worth the read if you get the chance. While generally I eschew generalisations (they tend to perpetuate stereotypes) I found some of the observations compelling reading.

One of the first points they made was this: notwithstanding the diversity of the groups which they studied, those that enjoyed the greatest success in America all shared three important traits. They are: -

* One: a superiority complex — a deep-seated, ingrained belief in their exceptionality.

* Two: The exact opposite, an inferiority complex, believe it or not, that feeling that whatever you do is never good enough and that you have to always strive to do even better.

* Three — impulse control, the ability and willingness to sacrifice present gratification for the longer term goal.

Not surprisingly, these traits have their...

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140208/COMMENT/140209782

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

He wrote two other articles which cut deep. It's almost like you can replace America with Bermuda and you wouldn't skip a beat.

So true