“We are being punished for succeeding,” Kenny Xu said. “The excuse when white people succeed is that they took advantage of a society that was stacked for them. We have no claim to that. If we succeeded, we did so fairly.”
This resonates with me.
My white father was mostly unhireable. He was hardworking, very smart and able. The problem wa…
“We are being punished for succeeding,” Kenny Xu said. “The excuse when white people succeed is that they took advantage of a society that was stacked for them. We have no claim to that. If we succeeded, we did so fairly.”
This resonates with me.
My white father was mostly unhireable. He was hardworking, very smart and able. The problem was, he was Jewish. An immigrant who was dirt poor growing up. He took the civil service exam and scored so highly that the government had to hire him. Never got rich, but solid middle class job. He succeeded "fairly." When he retired, over 3 decades later, he left behind 18 months of un-used sick leave. He had values.
I'm the first generation in my family that didn't need to overcome some massive obstacle. I thanked my parents for helping knock down barriers so I didn't need to. I'm grateful to and respectful of those who knock down barriers on their way towards personal success and bettering society.
The idea of being punished for succeeding is mind-boggling. Human nature can be very petty. We're supposed to rise above, but clearly we often don't.
“We are being punished for succeeding,” Kenny Xu said. “The excuse when white people succeed is that they took advantage of a society that was stacked for them. We have no claim to that. If we succeeded, we did so fairly.”
This resonates with me.
My white father was mostly unhireable. He was hardworking, very smart and able. The problem was, he was Jewish. An immigrant who was dirt poor growing up. He took the civil service exam and scored so highly that the government had to hire him. Never got rich, but solid middle class job. He succeeded "fairly." When he retired, over 3 decades later, he left behind 18 months of un-used sick leave. He had values.
I'm the first generation in my family that didn't need to overcome some massive obstacle. I thanked my parents for helping knock down barriers so I didn't need to. I'm grateful to and respectful of those who knock down barriers on their way towards personal success and bettering society.
The idea of being punished for succeeding is mind-boggling. Human nature can be very petty. We're supposed to rise above, but clearly we often don't.