Need perspective: am I being raciest?

[Anonymous]

If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

Are you living in a bubble?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

Are you living in a bubble?

Nope. OP is creating an issue where there isn't. Really. What is different about interviewing for a nanny job with a black family vs. any other family? Its not. There is absolutely no difference. Put on your big girl panties and get over it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

Are you living in a bubble?

Nope. OP is creating an issue where there isn't. Really. What is different about interviewing for a nanny job with a black family vs. any other family? Its not. There is absolutely no difference. Put on your big girl panties and get over it.

Who do you think you are? She can do whatever she's comfortable with, just like the family, and even you(gasp!).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

Are you living in a bubble?

Nope. OP is creating an issue where there isn't. Really. What is different about interviewing for a nanny job with a black family vs. any other family? Its not. There is absolutely no difference. Put on your big girl panties and get over it.

Who do you think you are? She can do whatever she's comfortable with, just like the family, and even you(gasp!).

Ok you're clearly trolling. Nice one

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she "obviously has no experience with black people" then interviewing for one is, in fact "new", isn't it?

Interviewing is new? I doubt it. That's something to be nervous about, not the amount of melanin in your interviewers skin.

Are you living in a bubble?

Nope. OP is creating an issue where there isn't. Really. What is different about interviewing for a nanny job with a black family vs. any other family? Its not. There is absolutely no difference. Put on your big girl panties and get over it.

No troll here. Nice one.

[Anonymous]

It's called poverty of experience. It's just something you haven't been through yet. Chances are it will go just as any other interview. In this case, your worry is really outweighing reality. Best wishes, OP. I hope you come back and let us know how it went.

I felt very similar to this when I was going on my first date with a black man. I ended up marrying him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's called poverty of experience. It's just something you haven't been through yet. Chances are it will go just as any other interview. In this case, your worry is really outweighing reality. Best wishes, OP. I hope you come back and let us know how it went.

I felt very similar to this when I was going on my first date with a black man. I ended up marrying him.

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[Anonymous]

You're not being racist.....but you're not necessarily not being racist.

Why is this even an issue..Like why would you be nervous??

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's called poverty of experience. It's just something you haven't been through yet. Chances are it will go just as any other interview. In this case, your worry is really outweighing reality. Best wishes, OP. I hope you come back and let us know how it went.

I felt very similar to this when I was going on my first date with a black man. I ended up marrying him.

My AA friend said she would never date a white man.

[Anonymous]

She's from NH which says a lot. I've lived in NH and most who don't live on the border of MA like in Salem or Nashua tend to carry racist undertones mostly because they weren't raised in a diverse community. She may not be racist but she probably has a stereotype in her mind. I think this interview is a great chance to break those stereotypes that she probably grew up with.

Good luck OP, I hope you get the job. Treat them just like any other family because they are just like any other family.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for acknowledging diversity, 9:02. Everyone is not "just like every other family". Step out of your little hole and smell the roses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for acknowledging diversity, 9:02. Everyone is not "just like every other family". Step out of your little hole and smell the roses.

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here? I'm from an extremely diverse community with friends of all races, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels. In my eyes a family is one or more individuals raising a child/ren together. While they may have different religions, parenting philosophies or traditions none of that is a reflection of the color of their skin. Those are typically cultural and just because a certain race may have more of a cultural connection with certain traditions doesn't mean they all do. OP being nervous about interviewing with this family solely because they are African American is most likely due to some preconceived notion of how that family will act/be based on their race alone. Rather than just seeing them as any other family who might have similar or different traditions and parenting philosophies as her own. Somehow they are dramatically different from a white family because they are black? Not every white family is the same, why do black, Hispanic or Asian families have to be based on race and stereotypes alone? That is just ignorant.