Companies telling their employees not to talk about “politics” is why we’re in this mess in the first place. Up until very recently, companies discouraged, no, prohibited their employees from talking about race or racism.
Aaaand, look where we are now because of that. Now they’re scrambling to try to dig themselves out of that one.
You can’t address something if you don’t talk about it. How convenient!
SO white dominant culture of those companies to try to suppress those conversations. SO white dominant culture.
When companies use the word “politics” that way when they’re trying to prevent “politics conversations” from happening in the workplace, that’s coded language for the fact that that company won’t take a position on that issue.
Conversations about abortion, immigration, gun control, sexuality, gender identity. Those aren’t “politics.” That is actual life.
Just remember your life is more important than the company.
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