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    In my 12 years of experience, I've never worked in a office with another black person, I always felt that no matter how good or bad I was, they hired me like some kind of token,

    but the agency where I work right now, just hired a new black intern, which makes 4 of us, wooooohoooo

    I'm so proud of this new generation who are breaking the barriers into the design world without AA :)

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    • In my 12 years of experience I've never worked in a office with a black person. I feel you.ORAZAL
    • My current office had a black man working here when I came for an interview, which had me a bit worried. He was gone by the time I got the job though, thank godset
    • This is due to the German guilty conscience, nothing to do with "your achievements"...OBBTKN
    • One of the bosses here is a black guy. He's also gay and from Jamaica. Makes like 1/2 million. Lots of black people working here.monospaced
    • obbtkn you're funny, but yeah thank god for guilt, or no minority will never get a job
      /s      GeorgesII
    • It just means you're going to be fired soon.cannonball1978
    • You've expressed this before, Georges and I recall it had partly to do with the design culture in... Italy? I forget where you currently work/live.monospaced
    • @mono - you work for a global accountancy (aka tax avoidance) firm - diversity and CSR etc. is part of the ethosfadein11
    • not sure those environments are any different though. Small design businesses recruit based on portfolios not race I imagine. I blame the education system.fadein11
    • @canon: lol, maybe, I'll make sure to still as many ballpoint pen as I can
      @mono, yeah, I did, I always felt odd, makes me feel less like a token      GeorgesII
    • But that is based on the majority of the countries ethnic population. Unless you're in Africa, then that sucks.Hayoth
    • Is set overtly racist? Is there a punch line I missed?gilgamush
    • Are you one those people that scowers the internet looking for things to be offended about? Hahaset
    • i saw a black person once. almost spilled my starbucks mocha vente cappucino running across the street from himscarabin
    • I have to cover my screen whenever a black designer walks by because they like to steal everything.monospaced
    • lol. the first 7 years of my career i spent working for a black creative director.scarabin
    • or as i like to call him, "the creative director"scarabin
    • lol @ monoiCanHazQBN
    • See Gilgamesh? It's fine... We're all racist!set
    • I'm not racist, I have white friendsGeorgesII
    • Wait. GeorgesII is black??? *leaves threadOSFA
    • I'm not racist, my soul is blackset
    • check again, you're brown not blackbliznutty
    • #3D2723scarabin
    • So the majority population in Italy is black??? In the US 75% of the population is white so that's about the average for employee skin colorHayoth
    • set is an incredible troll. seriously impressive.inteliboy
    • Georges. Doesn't feel like the black guy anymore? :Ppango
    • ah sogilgamush
    • Yea the majority population in Italy is blackset
    • Didn't you know!?set
    • Eggplantmonospaced
    • There was a black kid at our school. I sometimes wonder what happened to him.HAYZ1LLLA
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