who the hell put the 1980s picture on Facebook? Were they trying to get the exec in trouble? Was it the exec or their friends or family? Because it matters -- if it was put up by the exec, then they don't know something is wrong with blackface, and that does need to be addressed.
It was a different time, and white people could be a hell of a lot more naive about what constitutes racism, but part of that is understanding that the choices we made were garbage and we maybe shouldn't throw them up on FB.
Even if it got put up by, like, an old friend from youth, now long out of touch, is the exec ashamed when the pic is brought to their attention? Do they want to ask the person to take it down? This matters!
Separately, it also matters what harm it does regardless of the exec's current opinion. If this image is known to employees, it hurts your Black employees and rightfully diminishes their trust in you, and amends must be made by both the exec and the company. If it's known to customers, ditto. What can you and they do to repair the relationship? This has to happen even if they're currently the patron saint of allyship; the harm still exists!
Also, jesus fuck, people, please be smarter about what you put on social media? This is unnecessary bullshit and shouldn't have happened.
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who the hell put the 1980s picture on Facebook? Were they trying to get the exec in trouble? Was it the exec or their friends or family? Because it matters -- if it was put up by the exec, then they don't know something is wrong with blackface, and that does need to be addressed.
It was a different time, and white people could be a hell of a lot more naive about what constitutes racism, but part of that is understanding that the choices we made were garbage and we maybe shouldn't throw them up on FB.
Even if it got put up by, like, an old friend from youth, now long out of touch, is the exec ashamed when the pic is brought to their attention? Do they want to ask the person to take it down? This matters!
Separately, it also matters what harm it does regardless of the exec's current opinion. If this image is known to employees, it hurts your Black employees and rightfully diminishes their trust in you, and amends must be made by both the exec and the company. If it's known to customers, ditto. What can you and they do to repair the relationship? This has to happen even if they're currently the patron saint of allyship; the harm still exists!
Also, jesus fuck, people, please be smarter about what you put on social media? This is unnecessary bullshit and shouldn't have happened.