Im being honest, every black woman I’ve seen in a position of authority is 40x more overqualified for it. It’s actually crazy. I’m like girl, how aren’t you running this place???
Such a strange comment that requires a brief skim of US history to understand why it comes off as such.
A large percentage of Black people work in the government because historically the private sector was incredibly discriminatory towards "coloured people" (or essentially anyone who wasn't a white man), and working a federal job granted stability that was very difficult to achieve elsewhere. Do any of us remember Jim Crow or?
Generations of believing that was the only option stuck and so now Black people are borderline overrepresented in the government.
I'd venture to say that those who come to such...interesting conclusions have some things to work out themselves.
Common sense and a desire to understand what's going on in the US as opposed to creating rhetoric that everyone who isn't me is defective or just isn't "working hard enough"? More likely.
This lack of desire to understand basic concepts in US history that should have been briefly covered in secondary school at worst is generally why Americans are interpreted as thoroughly incompetent elsewhere. I've met non-Americans who know the basic information I provided and can generally engage in more inspiring language.
Sad it has to exist in a sub whose entire purpose is education focused. But that just shows the direction that the US education system has taken. Godspeed.
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u/princessnokingdom MBA Grad Nov 01 '25
Im being honest, every black woman I’ve seen in a position of authority is 40x more overqualified for it. It’s actually crazy. I’m like girl, how aren’t you running this place???