The Sarah Palin affirmative
action pick reminded me of a situation that I experienced when I was stationed
in South Korea.
When I was in Korea we had a
new Sergeant Major (highest enlisted rank) come in and replace our very caring,
mild mannered Sergeant Major. The new Sergeant
Major was unqualified (she had never led soldiers) and obviously was promoted
because she was Black and female. She
used to always say: “fake it ‘til you make it”; it was obvious that she was
faking it.
She was loud, wore faddish
wigs, and was always twirling her neck and pointing her finger in someone’s
face. She embodied the stereotypes of
Black Women. As a Black Women I was
offended that she attained the highest enlisted rank in the army with fewer
qualifications than the soldiers that she led.
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