Dialoguing with the Dominant Society: The Influx of Automation
A week ago, I stopped by a nearby car service place. This place is owned by a Black man. Under him, there’s a Black woman that’s a manager there. A White woman works there as support in administrative functions. Now, while I was there, I was mistaken for the Black woman’s boyfriend . I tend to resemble someone that people know. So, I’m used to this. However, due to this, the White woman continued explaining issues going on with a credit card processing company that the owner is dealing with. He hasn’t been having problems. However, the Black woman has. After being explained the details, she said that she’d reach out to the company, once again, to address her problem. Only she is having problems using their service. Furthermore, she stated that she was going to go off on them. This explains why, when I stepped into the business, it appeared as though the White woman owned it. Since I’ve been there before, I knew that she didn’t. However, the Black guy isn’t abreast of things like ...