of the many shit things about LinkedIn are the pretentious fucking titles people give themselves
one contact is a CEO and Founder (self employed freelancer)
It's offensive, and the response of "it's up to others to decide whether it's offensive" is the typical response of an older white male that's never copped the brunt of racist abuse or had to deal with the emotional damage that it causes.
There's no such thing as casual racism.
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