Jennifer Martin: I refuse to laugh off discriminatory remarks to diffuse awkwardness
Jennifer Martin · Pipcorn: Jennifer and Jeff Martin · Apr 26, 2021 · at 1:32:07
Jennifer Martin, co-founder of Pipcorn, discusses personal changes in how she responds to discrimination and prejudice in professional and personal settings.
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“In the past, I've always just laughed off. Somebody says a comment to me that's racist or sexist or homophobic or whatever it is, I laugh it off because I feel awkward and I don't want them to, you know, I just want to make the situation end, right? Like, that's what we all do. And I think what this year has really given me is like, I don't co-sign those things anymore. Right? Like, I don't, I'm not rude. I just won't laugh.”
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