I joined a Zoom call last week with a team member and a sales prospect. It started like any other call, and we were able to establish rapport quickly. However, things soon became uncomfortable for me when the prospect made references to me being Asian, my appearance and my age. I brushed it off the first time it was mentioned and the second time it was brought up, I reminded him that the call was being recorded, and quickly moved beyond it. We went through the rest of the call and hung up.
My stomach was in knots.
This call happened a couple of days after a white gunman in Atlanta targeted three spas in the area, ultimately murdering eight people (six of whom were Asian women). As I continue to be impacted by and reflect on what’s going on in-the-moment, I am both glad that the hate is being brought to light and also frustrated that it’s not flat-out being addressed as racism.
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