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You must be thinking how this is possible, right? Well, it is! Miss B had never experienced racism in her life in any shape, way, or form. But when she arrived in Europe, she got a daily dose of the colour of her skin. No one had ever been openly racist to her back home. Not the racial slurs out loud or up in your face kind of racism. She had chosen a multicultural environment that thought of itself as too polite and too European, but let's face it, the “respectable racism" came in quieter, more harmful forms. She did not notice she was experiencing it until someone pointed it out.
In the last interview she had before finally getting the job, the interviewer told her to soften her tone and try to pronounce “H” clearer. Her new manager had said they could not understand what she was saying because she spoke both French and English. “Exotic” is what they labelled her as. Then, she began to code-switch. She thought twice about what she wanted to say before actually saying it. She adapted an accent to belong. Then she shortened her name to the nickname her friends had given her because they could not pronounce her name. That was okay because they were friends. And the nickname would not make recruiters squint their eyes and decide not to read a single line of her CV.
Back home, she had brought in a good number of clients for her company. She translated all these skills and roles into her CV but decided to dumb it down after being told she was overqualified for a junior-level role. Too much excellence on a Black CV is often read as a threat. Five months in, Miss B was called into HR. Someone had reported her for not smiling enough and talking during coffee breaks. Her calmness was causing more problems than it was worth. After that, she smiled every day, even when she felt like crying. This is what non-blatant gendered racism looks like. Invisible, quiet, and has left Miss B paranoid and exhausted, as well as questioning her worth and intellect. |
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Published on 26.08.2026 at 12:49 
