Depending on the situation, I would disagree with the ‘it’s their problem’ attitude. I think pushing the boundary is fine and other people should be the ones to be more tolerant of the yet-to-be-normalised things, but that doesn’t discount the fact that it would make it hard to get your foot in the door in the first place. I think after you’ve gained some foothold, then pushing the boundary has more impact.
For example, I’m a bearded guy, but in order to get a job in Japan, I shaved it off (to my complete discomfort), and after a month or two I asked my boss if I could grow it back over our summer break. Had I not shaved, maybe my job prospects would have been worse and I would not have had the opportunity to open my colleagues’ minds.
Depending on the situation, I would disagree with the ‘it’s their problem’ attitude. I think pushing the boundary is fine and other people should be the ones to be more tolerant of the yet-to-be-normalised things, but that doesn’t discount the fact that it would make it hard to get your foot in the door in the first place. I think after you’ve gained some foothold, then pushing the boundary has more impact.
For example, I’m a bearded guy, but in order to get a job in Japan, I shaved it off (to my complete discomfort), and after a month or two I asked my boss if I could grow it back over our summer break. Had I not shaved, maybe my job prospects would have been worse and I would not have had the opportunity to open my colleagues’ minds.