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Es wird immer absurder.
Pünktlich zur Arbeit zu erscheinen ist White Supremacy und deshalb rassistisch. Die Fitnessclubkette Equinox hatte eine schwarze Mitarbeiterin gefeuert, weil sie in den ersten 10 Monaten ihrer Arbeitsverhältnisses 47 Mal zu spät zur Arbeit gekommen ist. Weil die Forderung, pünktlich zur Arbeit zu erscheinen, aber rassistisch ist, wurden sie verurteilt, ihr dafür 11,25 Millionen Dollar Schadensersatz zu zahlen. 10 Millionen Strafschadensersatz und 1,25 Millionen für die erlittene Seelenpein. Die anderen seien ja auch zu spät gekommen, dafür aber nicht gefeuert worden. Sie wird also nie wieder zu irgendeiner Arbeit erscheinen müssen.
Röbynn Europe, a former employee at the high-end gym franchise Equinox, was recently awarded $11.25 million in a discrimination lawsuit she filed against the company. https://t.co/lu5u793ayt pic.twitter.com/wBlgRhSfqT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 26, 2023
Das hängt übrigens damit zusammen, dass Früh aufzustehen an sich Teil der Ideologie der White Supremacy ist: Why Waking Up Early Is Rooted in White Supremacy
Huh??!? What on earth is this piece? ♂️
“Why Waking Up Early Is Rooted in White Supremacy”
– by Anthony Bernardi @Medium https://t.co/S7OXs8nO1q— Peter (@OSKpeter) May 25, 2023
The idea that waking up early leads to success and a disciplined life can be traced back to various historical and religious contexts. In the Western world, this belief has been strongly influenced by Protestantism and the Puritan work ethic, which emphasized hard work, diligence, and self-discipline as virtues. This work ethic has long been considered an essential component of the “American Dream” and the idea that success can be achieved through dedication and effort.
The Intersection of Early Rising and White Supremacy
The early-rising ideology is not inherently racist; however, its connections to white supremacy can be seen when examining the broader historical and social contexts. During the era of European colonialism and the Atlantic slave trade, the concept of hard work and productivity became intertwined with race.
Enslaved Africans were forced to work tirelessly from sunrise to sunset, and their white oppressors often used the rhetoric of hard work and discipline to justify their inhumane treatment. This created a false narrative that Africans were inherently lazy and needed the “civilizing” influence of their white masters to teach them the value of work.
This stereotype has persisted and continues to be perpetuated in various forms, such as the “model minority” myth, which suggests that certain racial and ethnic groups are inherently more disciplined and successful than others.
Wenn wir also früh aufstehen, dann ist das unser Sklavenhalter-Erbe.
The idea that waking up early is a sign of a superior work ethic and a key to success serves to reinforce racial inequalities in several ways. For one, it places the blame for economic disparities on the individual, rather than acknowledging the systemic barriers that hinder the success of marginalized communities. By promoting the notion that anyone can achieve success if they simply work hard and wake up early, it ignores the structural racism that has created and maintained these inequalities.
Außerdem sei es eine Verleugnung des Rassismus und der Unterdrückung marginalisierter Gruppen zu glauben, dass man alles erreichen könne, wenn man nur früh aufstehe.
Weil damit grundsätzlich jeder, der überhaupt noch etwas arbeitet, Rassist ist, nämlich weil er damit ja verleugnet, dass marginalisierte Gruppen am Erfolg gehindert werden. Wer arbeitet verhöhnt den Faulen, weil er übergeht, dass dieser ja am Erfolg seines Nichtstuns rassistisch gehindert wird.
Das ist ja der Grund, warum ich nicht mehr früh aufstehe. Ich will ja kein Rassist sein.