isn't she lovely?

a few months ago another african american woman joined the marketing department at my company. since day one, it has been very difficult for our boss (older white male) to look her in her eyes when he communicates with her or give her any direction as to what he expects of her. so, in the midst of a rant the other day, i think i have finally figured out what the issue is. as time progresses, it has become more difficult for white males to see african american females as their equals, or even competent, in the workplace. i think it has become increasingly difficult for our boss to accept the fact that there are now two highly educated african american women who know what they are doing and could, quite simply, run circles around him. times are changing and we are coming into our own. and as he gets older and looks back, he just can't reconcile the fact that we are who we are. it's a simple case of cognitive dissonance. we're young. we're black. and we're women. we should not know more about our industry than he does. he can't synthesize.

but, he better believe. because we are young. we are black. we are women. and we are the real deal.