Re:Justice Department sues Yale for illegal practices in adm...
by dahart on Friday October 09, 2020 @10:03AM
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> the obvious examples where an oppressed minority suddenly gets power, seeks revenge, and it inevitably ends very badly for both sides
What examples are you thinking of? When has that happened?
> We’ve stomped out most of the blatant, obvious racism that was easy to see
Are you sure about that? Why are you sure about it? There are a lot of metrics that still show wide inequalities by race, such as pay and wealth, access to health care, and last but not least education. Police treatment differing by race obviously still exists.
I think this has been the sticking point, that some people will only “see” obviously oppressive or racist behavior as something we should stomp out, but when it comes to outcomes, even though outcomes clearly shows racism exists, there’s a flood of fierce debate like this one that we shouldn’t do anything about it, in the name of being anti-discrimination.
What examples are you thinking of? When has that happened?
> We’ve stomped out most of the blatant, obvious racism that was easy to see
Are you sure about that? Why are you sure about it? There are a lot of metrics that still show wide inequalities by race, such as pay and wealth, access to health care, and last but not least education. Police treatment differing by race obviously still exists.
I think this has been the sticking point, that some people will only “see” obviously oppressive or racist behavior as something we should stomp out, but when it comes to outcomes, even though outcomes clearly shows racism exists, there’s a flood of fierce debate like this one that we shouldn’t do anything about it, in the name of being anti-discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/04/economic-...
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2018/02...
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2016/06/27/1-demographic-tre...