I distributed around 30 CVs per week with no reply.
Occasionally people mistake my name for something simpler and in my relief, I let them. There’s a good few folks out there who think I am called Sarah-Jane.
The grotesque culture of name discrimination is not new. It’s not due to coronavirus or lack of jobs, it’s a deeply ingrained, widely accepted, learnt behavior. Another kick in the teeth for people who cannot conform to the whitewashed world we live in. Even I have privilege that comes with being fair-skinned.
I posted online about my experience and received overwhelming support from droves of white friends who had previously been oblivious to this shade of discrimination. Others reached out in solidarity, full of empathy because they too had been compelled to use this tactic to gain employment. This is not about blame – people often aren’t aware of inequality that they haven’t experienced. But no matter what the ‘new normal’ means, our eyes must remain open with our new-fangled vision.
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