Re:UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned...
by mongol on Thursday October 08, 2020 @04:19AM
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No it doesn't. It just widens the discussion to also include what oppression means.
Your argument puts "poor training data", which I originally commented on, in the same bin as for example apartheid. Widen it to that use devalues the word.
I have made my point and have no interest to continue this discussion further.
Re:UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned...
by slg on Thursday October 08, 2020 @04:38AM
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>It just widens the discussion to also include what oppression means.
Those first two quotes are literally dictionary definitions of racism. You are free to disagree, but you aren't just disagreeing with me. You are disagreeing with the dictionary.
From Collins[1]
>any program or practice of racial discrimination, segregation, etc., specif., such a program or practice that upholds the political or economic domination of one race over another or others
From Merriam-Webster[2]:
>the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another
From Wikipedia[3]
>Institutional racism (also known as structural racism, state racism or systemic racism) is racial discrimination by governments, corporations, religions, or educational institutions or other large organizations with the power to influence the lives of many individuals. Stokely Carmichael is credited for coining the phrase institutional racism in the late 1960s. He defined the term as "the collective failure of an organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin".
Racism isn't purely about the belief that one race is superior to another. A system that oppresses one race in favor of another is racist. This example meets the definitions of all three sources.
[1] - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/raci...
[2] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
[3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Institutional