Racism... not just for white people [View all]

Preaching to the choir here I know, just venting a little. My AA fiance has been working for the past 5 months as clerical support in a medical group in Seattle. Everyone else in this division is Filipino for some unknown reason. She is more competent after 5 months than a Filipino co-worker who has been there more than a year; yet they excuse this for him and threaten to let her go at six months if she doesn't meet some nebulous level of proficiency. Hard to see how this is not some kind of racial bias, whether conscious or otherwise.

She's had enough of it - plans to leave on her own, only question is the timing. No lawsuit or other complaint planned. Just "fuck y'all."

It's somewhat surreal watching racism play out for someone else from the sidelines. And of course especially unpleasant when that someone is your fiance.