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When speaking truth threatens belonging

I'm the only person of color on my team and when my colleagues make casual racist jokes I don't know whether to speak up and be labeled difficult or stay quiet and hate myself.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-respect and group harmony seem mutually exclusive, forcing you to choose between dignity and acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian benevolence and social harmony?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.