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> The race of Workman seems to bear no relation to the story itself, so why the callout?

I didn't understand 'callout'. "a statement drawing critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour."

You feel stating the race of the VP was a statement drawing critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour?

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call out:

1. To specify, especially in detail.

2. To order into service; to summon into service.

3. To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.

I noticed I got downvoted for trying to understand what someone was saying. Your answer helped a bit but I still don't really understand what OP was trying to say. In any case, it says a lot about communication on HN. I'd also like to know what people who downvoted were unhappy about my question.

The use of “callout” in this case is best summarized by the first definition.

Said another way, I don’t understand why it’s worth specifying the race of Workman, since it seems to bear no relation to the story.

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