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A student at Cornell recently had an “epiphany” : “Who defines th[e] standard of professionalism?”
The concept of professionalism, Daniela Wise-Rojas alleges, “is a social construct upheld by whiteness in predominantly white spaces and elite institutions.”
Here’s how her revelation came about: She had just prepared a bowl of cereal in her dorm and was getting ready for a Zoom interview regarding a resident assistant position for the new semester.
Interview time arrived and the cereal was ready. Wise-Rojas was hungry , you see, so she asked the (male) interviewer if she could eat in between her responses to questions. Such might, she thought, help the guy see her as “real person.” The gent said he didn’t object. When it was Wise-Rojas’ turn to ask questions, she asked what the funniest thing the guy had encountered during an RA interview.
“You eating cereal, honestly,” the interviewer replied. And then it was he who sparked Wise-Rojas’ epiphany about professionalism equaling racism/white supremacy.
Go figure.
Wise-Rojas then points to a Stanford University article describing the supposed “white origins” of professionalism. According to “American grassroots organizer-scholars” Tema Okun and Keith Jones, whiteness manifests itself via being on time * , using proper English and requisites of “Western”-style garb.
( * A world driven by capitalism, professionalism is based on a monochronic relationship to timeliness and work style. It centers productivity over people, values time commitments, accomplishes tasks in a linear fashion, and often favors individuals who are white and Western.” Also see here .)Wise-Rojas’ epiphany resulted in her now eating in class whenever she wants, dressed in whatever she wants.“If you are white,” she says, “allow other people to follow your lead by breaking the boundaries yourself and creating safe spaces for people of color. Learn to hold institutions accountable. It shouldn’t have taken me 18 years to get […]
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