MUST WATCH! Am I Being Racist? Karen’s Experience at Neiman Marcus
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE RACIST? Karen talks a recent story of being helped at Neiman Marcus... MUST WATCH!
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I applaud you for sharing your NM experience. I have a bit of a different take. As a non melanated human, I go out of my way to purchase from, do business with, support people of African descent to in some small way try to start to level the playing field. I guess someone could call this racist but to me it is just what has to happen if we are ever going to approach equality. Love your work, many blessings to you.
Racism includes a negative connotation to an action or statement if you are acting with positive intent it's not racism
I feel like to right thing would have been to select a black (or POC) employee to help from the beginning of your shopping experience. The commission would have went to the person that helped and you would have been selecting who you dollars go to. I have been working on being more intentional when selected where I spend my money.
I think all positive actions are good.
Thank you for sharing and you are willfully acknowledging the disparity and doing something about it. You have a different responsibility as someone who benefits naturally from this racist system. Nice.
Love that you use the term people of African descent. Thank you
I don’t think you were being racist- as whether or not you gave the commission to the non black lady wasn’t dependent on her race and hatred of her race. I’m sure no matter what the lady’s race was you would prefer to give the commission to the black ladies. A racist would have denied the lady her commission because of her race and hatred of her. If the black sales lady wasn’t there I’m sure you wouldn’t have had a problem giving the non black lady your business. Big difference imo.
Lol,"I was so convinced in that moment". Sometimes we surprise ourselves with how unaware we can be about our own behavior. The important thing is that we realize it and make corrections.
Kudos to the sales associate as well. We need to hear more stories like this.
But I think there are plenty of white folk who would have gone straight to the white assistant without even thinking about it, and if you asked them they might not even think it was about race. You are so conscious! 😊
Well said!
You got that right. Unconscious bias.
She was the only one there...the two Black ladies showed up later. If they were all there at the same time, it would NOT have been a conundrum.
You are absolutely correct. But, if the person was treating you appropriately, there is no reason why they should be denied what they deserve.
@@219tfair smh
Nowhere close to racist.
Solidarity among the 99% is the best ❤
Prof. Hunter, I know you didn't want showings of appreciation for your decision to give credit to the non-Black sales clerk. But, it is a rare and transparent look into the small-scale acts we perform dozens of times daily that shape the world into one of integrity, humility, and equity. I think your vulnerability and honesty about your thought process was inspiring to me. I have similar struggles navigating my own bottled up rage at White Supremacy that at times I project onto well-meaning, decent, thoughtful human beings who happen to check the box 'white" on the census. I appreciate your example as someone who is clearly pro-Black, but also pro-humanity and pro-equity in all forms. I wouldnt' have faulted you for giving the commission to a Black sales clerk and probably would have tried to do the same myself. But, as my wise and wonderful therapist said, all we need to do when we encounter bias is simply pause and question it. You did that and it displayed a wonderful object lesson. I've rambled enough. Thank you for your example and your light.
Not ramblings at ALL.....
Very well said and beautifully expressed and written. You should write more often if you don't already.😊
Blessings🙏🏽
@@chelabuford7106 Those are very kind words. Thank you.
I’m checking N on the school bus 🚌 always learning from Karen Hunter
RIP Joe Madison y’all have educated me
Someone said it already, that makes me love and trust you even more.
Proud to be a Rebel who makes every effort to be a real human being.🙏🏽🌹🖖🏾
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Karen😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that is too funny….at least you clocked it
Thank you for sharing this story with me/us. It was very inspirational 🤞🏿
"True balance to bigotry is not bigotry the other way." - Rod Morrow
Thanks for sharing your story, Karen. The sales clerk that helped you should get the commission and your conscience you it. We strive to treat people like we want to be treated and make the world a better place.
When you do good things, good things happen to and for you. Love
Empathize with all humans and try to treat all of them with grace. And be conscious of the bias within yourself. Doing the best you can do and always room for improvement.
This is a great conversation, that I wish we could have openly more often. I think the reality is that race is so ingrained in our culture, and therefore our individual and collective minds, that it is nearly impossible to be completely innocent of some level of racial bias or racism. For me personally, I always think about this time where, long story short, I made a quick reactive decision to lock my car doors while making a delivery for work, and immediately realized it had to do with the fact I saw a black man walking near my car. Like she says, it felt really horrible to come to the realization that I had a racist instinct, but at the same time the only way we get better is to own that, be aware of it going forward, and try to be better. Acting like it didn't happen solves nothing.
At least you were convicted. Holy Spirit will always show us the condition of our heart. Kudos for seeing it and correcting your action.
The Ancestors had all y'all. Kudos Prof. Hunter! Much luv. SHs mall. Been there! Hey Mr Roderick!
I get it but it sounds like #racefirst to myself 🤷🏾♂️
I bought a hungry dude a meal . And the first question I asked myself after was …would I have done that if he was black? I have to confront this in myself that I even asked myself that question . I gotta be better.
Karen, I feel you. I have had moments like this, as well. I don't believe in justifying bad behavior...even if nobody is going to call you out for it. I am likely to seek out my people in commission situations. But if somebody else does the work, THEY earned their money. "If you can't beat 'em join 'em," mindsets will only ensure that EVERYONE gets mistreated. My mother taught me that you do the right thing. Period. Have I always? Nope...but I learned from it because I HATED the feeling of having allowed my own morals to slip...even if NOBODY thought it was a big deal but me. I do not believe that we are "hindered" by a moral compass. It is there to guide us, redirect us, even even stop us in our tracks from going the wrong way. We can always choose to listen.
Power To The People
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I,M JUST GOING TO LOOK OUT FOR MY PEOPLE .
Oh, the complexities of moral consciousness☺What to do for "peace of mind?"🙄🤔😌
I feel ya Karen, I can't do it either. What's wrong is wrong.
👍Yes I like what Ms. Hunter is wearing! Her mind and beauty...in that order. Go Jersey💪
Self-reflection in an effort to correct a potential mistake is admirable. Thank you Ms. Hunter for sharing that experience.
From now on, I will keep that in mind.
I agree with Rod that you deserve the applause because you did the right thing in the end. Too many folks would have stayed wrong. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
🎉❤I love us. You, Karen, for gathering yourself up and the sistah associates. Well done. Y'all will be rewarded by the Universal 🤗
Well done.
I think the fact that you ask yourself the question, and struggle with it, is a good indicator that you're not. The intention came from a good place.😉
…This is what courageous growth and exploration looks like!!!
That's an inspiring story. I think we all have to fight racism, even if we are fighting our own programming. Thank you for fighting the good fight! 💙💙
I hear you and I'm glad you followed your conscience. I can't do it either. I can't say I don't want it done to me but do it to other people.
You're a phenomenal multicultural erudite sista KH!
Bravo!❤️✊🏿👏🏿🥰
The correct thing is to give the credit to the person who worked for it.
yoooo! the metal gear solid sound took me out! 😂😂😂😂
Let's agree to disagree in love. 😊Why? Explore why we are unable to put ourselves first. There's conditioning involved on our side, for sure. "They" count on it. It's how the status quo stays in place. It's rare we have opportunities to choose us. People behave the way they do because they can. Economic advantages for us are rare. ❤️💚🖤 They don't think twice before robbing us in all areas of activity. 🤔Why?
Love the music !
Kay Franklin is the artist. Catch him on bandcamp.com
I don't know about this specific scenario.
Is buying Black with intentionality racist, as well?
The thing is, those ladies never receive the grace you were willing to give their colleague - and you KNOW THAT. You were doing, in my opinion, what all affirmative action does - level the playing field and give more opportunity where you know there is a lack of it.
I'm not mad at your decision, though, and I'm not mad that the sister said she was going to give it to her co-worker, anyway.
I think we actually need to give Black people credit for NOT being racist and leave us with the power to do the right thing.
I believe we will.
no. that's not racist.
Karen must be saved. Lol‼️✌🏾
Character is what you do when no one is looking. Good work, Karen. You set an example, and you did the right thing. Imagine what must poison the soul when people do things like this ‘consciously’. As my Mama would say “Right is right, and it don’t wrong nobody”.
I had this supervisor position and had to give task to employees under me. At the end of the shift there’s a task no one likes to do, I ask this sista would you do it she said shit ask that Yt boy to do it we always have to do it… i said sho u rite … told him to do it and slept good that night
(black racist here) In my mind , the only thing you could have done differently was not told them your intention. I am a racist.I seek every opportunity to love on black people specifically black women and give them every tiny little advantage that I can. I feel GREAT!
define racism...
We have been so well trained by them folks, whilst simultaneously, having the gift of a real heart, soul and conscience.
My question is, did you not first check for Black employees?
But racist though?
Is that Rod singing on the intro and is the male model related to you?
LOL...not Rod...It's Kay Franklin www.bandcamp.com (check him out) and maybe.
You’re being lead by a higher power. And, not being preachy/churchy “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good”.
The reality is that individual not obsessed with race simply does't think the way you do. You should be embarrassed by this. You don't get a cookie because you chose to have a conscience for a brief moment.
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Sorry Professor Hunter, but I’ve always done this & I probably always will. I feel this is one of the reasons certain people will Always have most of the global power; because they’ll always put “there people “first 🤷🏾♂️ #B1 #SorryNotSorry
P.S. “I Never feel bad for doing it either.”
I look first
A lil preparation
😅😅😅 I love you ❤💙❤💙🗽🇺🇸👏🙏👏
Not at all.
Karen it is called having a conscience most people have none
I'm seeing that...It's so scary to see how many people don't have a conscience.
Nope.Pragmatic Intentionality.
It takes Work Planning Effort to be racist imo
Kendrick is right... Amazon was wrong... Ask Dee Barnes about Dre? Ask Snoop about his Girls Gone Wild videos he advertised back in the day... Lol. People trippin'...
So reparations are due
I don't see it as racist, it wasn't- it was you trying to course correct a societal wrong. It wasn't fair but it was a one off in that tiny moment of power you had. A chance to balance the books because we have to fight power with power. I don't see the reason for the guilt even though you ultimately made the right decision
My daughter said I was being racist when I told this ☃️boy that was pursuing her not to ever come near my house or my daughter again and in some ways she was right, but since she's grown up she realized I was only protecting her from becoming somebody's "Black Experience". Sometimes racism is a healthy attribute.
❤❤❤ so is it racist to ask for your preferred sales person? 🤎🤎🤎
it depends...if you ONLY prefer that person because of their race...
This makes me love you even more, Karen Hunter. ❤
I love this. I worked commission. All of my co workers and I always would go behind each others backs, it was awful. Then one day I started giving anyone that had anything to do with my sale 50percent. In return they started doing the same thing. We all probably made the same money we were going too anyway. But everyone became way more loving and understanding of their coworkers.
we can make a difference...
Thank you for your transparency about that encounter Professor Hunter. It forced me to reconsider how I move and have moved in this world too...🤔.
Prof. Hunter felt so convicted in that moment and that’s how you know your principles are clear.
Big ups to you for taping into your empathy
The correct thing is to give the credit to the person who worked for it.
But they never do that though.
@@mandyharewood886 we're not like them
I call it being racially aware. Somebody needs to look after us.
That's what them folks who ended affirmative action said.... it's racist. How many people avoid the black ladies? How are they treated by the company? Statistically, they are paid less for the same work. You were giving an even playing field.
Like democrats, our inability to be equally harmful may be our undoing.
I get it though and probably would have gone through the same thought process.
Shout out to Brotha Rod for voicing his applause for the self-correction and then sticking with it after Karen disagreed. ✊🏿
I can relate. I also struggle with this but end up always betting on BLACK ✊🏿
ikr! Because I can only imagine how much commission she is losing out on because she is Black! 🖤
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Yes the correct. Proud of you Karen. They can do it because they are not new to this they are true to this and it is sad…..
I guess im racist then because i felt nothing for the woman in the story. It would have just been free labor. Pause........nope, still feel nothing. I will work on this.
Wouldn't have mattered the black co-worker wrote the wty person employee #on the card. She couldn't do it either. Right is right.✌🏾
Love this. Thank you! I agree it's a power dynamic. I think it can be sneaky af. It's always worth the effort to see it and face it and understand how to use what I learn, to get better. I'm constantly unpacking and checking my own white girl deeply racist programmed brain. Yes - to all all my caring, smart, fellow pink-skinned brethren and sistren - we all have to do the work. We grew up steeped in racism and it doesn't melt away because we have good hearts and open minds and friends who aren't pink-skins. My racism is like crab grass. I gotta yank it by the roots, every time.
Your conversations are always interesting, I love learning from you! And this one really gave me some hope for us all. I appreciate you both!
I couldn't have said it better. Love the crab grass analogy. It's why I watch this channel!
I applaud you for the recognition of the need to correct your actions. Choosing the clerk that looks like you for comfort is not what was happening here and that is Principles
Such a great segment!!! Thank you!!!😊
the "oh no" and "how dare you" audio hits 😄😄
As a child of a Freedom Rider who risked his life and spent weeks in Parchman Penitentiary fighting for our Civil Rights you were absolutely NOT racist in your actions. You may have been bigoted or prejudiced at most. I applaud you for handling the situation the way you did. Some of us have yet to evolve to that point, especially in this current atmosphere. Personally I am always thinking of our ancestors and typically ascribe my actions to the rule of petty.🥴
Racism takes effort!
Humanity First!✊🏿👊🏿👏🏿🙏🏿
meanwhile, a bunch of white women skipped the black women and went straight to the white woman Good for you, but never feel guilty for thinking B-1
Doing the right thing despite the initial impulse and even beginning action to do the wrong thing is exactly the thing to be applauded. Some people for example, want to throw in our faces that Dr. King had affairs, made mistakes. It is precisely because he was human, in all he did and sacrificed anyway, that he was great.
Yeah that's sweet but YOU will never make me feel that bullshit.
You do you!
Great discussion!
I sleep better when I do what I feel is right!
professor Karen Hunter This is so awesome. I love that you took accountability. I love it. I have been in situations like this before too, but the spirit within myself which I choose to call God correct me, and sometimes I have to make amends because I’ve already done it. I have to go back and make it right the other times. I had to ask God to forgive me because I’m thinking about it, Mad respect for listening to your inner spirit and doing the right thing❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
No, in today's world, you were being equal.
Ouch, I think I might have done something similar last year😳 Thanks for being real & showing us how it's done.
Racism is about power. I would say it is bigotry, not racism.
Only black people are so conditioned in this system that we think racial loyalty is wrong. Its an indicator of our deep sense of justice which I agree with Karen is, on an individual level, something black souls don't abide by. However your individual dollars do not represent the kind of institutional power and racialized cooperation used to disenfranchise black folks. Karen should NOT feel guilty for trying to use her dollars to benefit a black person at the expense of a white person. It may feel wrong but black folks with money should slant the field in our favor just so we have a chance to rise up from a negative position in this world, to just get to 0. So I respect her kind and decent heart but we are trapped in an anti black capitalist world and the only way out is for us to start putting every dollar possible towards our own, which ALL other races in this world have done for themselves
Is that racist or bias? It seems bias because you wanted to support someone who looks like yourself. Idk if that was racist.
Racist make sure theirs get all the money, best housing, loans, schools, jobs, laws,etc. You did what was right and that is hard for some people to get and understand even if the first thought was to do what they do!
Be nice & kind is becoming more & more rare 👀
I think you were being a jerk not racist.
Thank you, sir.
Is it prejudice or racist?
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thank you for this. speaks volumns of your character. 100
1 John 1:9
If WE confess OUR sins, he is faithful and just to Forgive US OUR sins, and to cleanse US from all unrighteousness. If We say that We have NOT sinned, WE make him a liar, and his word is not in US.
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
Review the definitions by Dr Francis Cress Welsing and Dr Claude Anderson. You can be a bigot or bias.
They do it all the time.
Thank u Pro Hunter.....ur guest Rod was def on to something if we all had those same feelings.... We would find ourselves in a much better world....
But she did the work, thats different she should have gotten the commission.