Meet racist Brazilian ISO consultant Rogério Campos Meira, who calls himself “Dr. Standard®” (yes, with the trademark symbol, a sure sign of narcissism). Meira thought it would be cool to do a webinar livestream with some other racist prick named Dave Campos — who I presume is his racist son — about ISO standards as they relate to Brazil’s new NR-1 regulation. Stick with me, because this gets weird fast.
NR-1 is a requires Brazilian companies to include “psychosocial risks” in their Occupational Health and Safety management processes. These regulation requires “management of mental health risks such as stress, burnout, and harassment.”
So, to teach you how to use ISO 45001 and 45003 to manage things like harassment, Meira thought it would be a good idea to dress up as a Black Jamaican, complete with party-store Rastafarian dreadlocks. Because you don’t believe me, here’s the screenshot:
In case the disguise is too compelling, here is what the sack of cow shit looks like in normal dress:
Because nothing says you honor the mental health of workers by mocking their race.
Campos, of course, is a supporter and promoter of the IAF, and — you knew this was coming — an ASQ member:
I won’t get started again on ASQ’s addiction to racists, white supremacists, and domestic terrorists, but you can read about it here and here and here and here. Will they uphold their Code of Ethics and boot Campos? Of course not, ASQ is hemorrhaging members and needs every Klansmen then can get!
His webinar thing was so bizarre, so just so batshit crazy, I am not even sure what is going on. Apparently, to sell his idea, Campos dressed up in his “pale blackface” costume and pretended to be a character named “Lôrdi Malta” of some fictional third-world country. Then, his pal/son Dave thought it would be cool to let him actually do it live, record it, and republish it on LinkedIn.
Now, I speak Spanish and don’t speak Portuguese, even though Portuguese is just speaking Spanish with a sock stuffed in your mouth. So maybe they are engaging in a careful, thoughtful dissection of racist tropes in defense of workplace mental health, and ironically using a racist trope to do so.
I doubt it.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
