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How colorism disguises itself as professional requirements

I got passed over for a promotion to represent our company at a conference and my manager said they needed someone more 'client-facing appropriate.'

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Workplace discrimination based on skin tone often hides behind euphemisms about client preferences and professional presentation standards.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”

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