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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (4975)2/5/2001 3:32:50 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Since you ask- I think you acknowledge that all people at the table come there with certain assumptions some of which are bound to be based on race. You acknowledge that some black employees are bound to feel they are not being promoted because they are black (this is going to be true, and I think it relieves tension to bring it to the surface) and that many (most, maybe all) white employees hold some negative assumptions about black people, that may interfere with communication. You might even discuss these assumptions and analyze how society reinforces them- and how it does so insidiously in many cases.

You probably need to discuss whether the races bring different expectations to the table about what a good communicator is, and what an articulate person is. Different classes of people seem to have different ideas about communication, and different races of people are often in different classes. Some people may be very articulate in their own communities but be unable to cross over, because they don't realize they need to. If this issue is not explored they will never understand why they may need to. I would argue that white politicians are often not very articulate, or very good communicators, with black citizens and vice versa. Much criticism is made of Sharpton by whites, and I have said frequently that I do not care for Jackson- his speech patterns annoy me, but I am not black- and by observation I note that he seems to be considered very articulate by his own community. He is not communicating to me, but he is communicating to others.
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