He spoke of confliction. These are unsettling questions for even the best-intentioned people. When diversity efforts seek to remedy past wrongs through affirmative action appointments, there are beneficiaries who feel devalued and resented by their co-workers because of tokenism. Some workers are hurt by diversity efforts. Others are hurt by the lack of diversity efforts.
Some people embrace diversity.
Others fear or abhor it. Don't pin labels on anyone. Don't make assumptions based on how a person looks or talks. No one individual represents his or her community. There are vast skill, experience and thought differences within any community.