Because You’re A Man

[HassleCat]

2. I think it's OK to acknowledge them.

It's perfectly fine to let women and minority persons know we value them partly because they bring a different perspective and broaden our perspectives when they participate. But asking them to explain why they are important is a little too much like asking them to justify their presence. I will, for a moment, pretend to represent all the other the traditional white males and say it's important to include different points of view and different cultural perspectives, etc. but we definitely don't want to call people out and make them feel as if they need to validate themselves.