Do people pretend to be woke? Or has banking gone woke…

So many people I work with tend to be proudly left leaning. Is this some corporate jester maxing technique?? Pretend to be a self hating liberal to prevent people from canceling you? Is it to feel better about themselves? I mean come on some of these people are making over 400k and are quite literally the enemy of the group they say they belong to. I just don’t get it. Sure, there are some social issues which is a valid point, but if we’re being honest banking is not exactly a career people choose for the morals. I feel most of these people who claim to be left leaning are frauds, which is way more embarrassing than being a conservative. Banking shouldn’t have to be so PC.

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Banking has gone woke since it’s become more feminized.

When you combine the influx of Guptas, feminist women, and POC with the proliferation of HR, you get woke work environments.

Hide your power level.

No one will give the Indian incel shit for talking about how much he hates Trump, but everyone will hate you if you voice dissenting opinions.

 

God how many times do we have to educate you.

Left is mainly liberal white women who hate men.

DEI is women, black / Hispanic men, LGBTQ+

Brown / Asian men are not part of any DEI so there is no incentive for them to be woke unless they are c*cks.

Main supporters of woke movement are liberal women, and rich white men. Most seniors bakers are white men, and they are cosplaying as inclusive leaders because their bonuses are tied to towing this line. 

 

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God how many times do we have to educate you.

Left is mainly liberal white women who hate men.

DEI is women, black / Hispanic men, LGBTQ+

Brown / Asian men are not part of any DEI so there is no incentive for them to be woke unless they are c*cks.

Main supporters of woke movement are liberal women, and rich white men. Most seniors bakers are white men, and they are cosplaying as inclusive leaders because their bonuses are tied to towing this line. 

I agree with you.

But I think it's more accurate to say that they are larping rather than cosplaying.

 

Woke will always be high status. We are just LARPing. Nobody actually believes in luxury beliefs

Its countersignalling. You really think we want to be associated with the rabble on the other side?

 

Do you know what a liberal is and what a leftist is?

I work in finance, so therefore I’m more likely to enjoy free trade and an independent fed.

I cannot say the same about this administration. If that makes me a liberal, so be it.

 

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