Mentoring and diversity for Python

> Compare that with a black lad I was at school with - "nobody likes me because I'm black". No - nobody likes you because you keep playing the race card.

Living in Europe at "the wrong end of the minority stick", I have sympathy for that kid at your school.

It can be tough to drop or ignore the subject of race/origin/background ("race card") when it is *constantly* brought back to you. I think part of the trouble is that people not "at the wrong end of it" don't get how often one gets that card waved at you.

FWIW Ever thought at how bad teenagers are at regulating emotions and dealing well with conflict? How well do you think *you* would have dealt with racism at school age had it been towards you? Not just one aggression but all the years of it.

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/me recently visiting the office where most of my team works:

Coworker: "Don't be too sensitive. It was just a joke."
Me: "I've heard that same 'joke' four times today."