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The problems of student leadership

You are tokenized, Once you occupy the margins, you are then seen as the prop A puppet for diversity, To show the University is making the changes necessary to be "inclusive and diverse" speaking of the words, they are just a buzz word to replace racism, white supremacy and other systems that put people at the margins They want all the colors of the rainbow, but without the substance Speaking of substance, the students who work with you are complete shit heads It is a throwback to high school, people expect too much from you and don't seem to mind their own fucking business. It becomes a toxic environment when marginalized people are in the environment. It becomes a competition of who is the most marginalized and who can be the better trans person or brown person or insert marginalized identity here. I hated it and after quitting the job it has forced me to look at myself and what I want. It is a first of many steps to happiness, but I need to figure out the n