Re:U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 5...
by zaroth on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:08PM
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Well the word 'racism' doesn't appear in TFA that I could see.
However, I think the definition of "systemic racism" has changed to mean the existence of a demographic skew in the bottom and top economic quartiles. In other words, as long as "whites" don't makeup an proportionate percentage of the lowest quartile, and "blacks" don't make up a proportionate percentage of the highest quartile, that is, by definition, systemic racism.
In essence, the term no longer represents a critique on equality, but rather a critique on equity of outcomes.
However, I think the definition of "systemic racism" has changed to mean the existence of a demographic skew in the bottom and top economic quartiles. In other words, as long as "whites" don't makeup an proportionate percentage of the lowest quartile, and "blacks" don't make up a proportionate percentage of the highest quartile, that is, by definition, systemic racism.
In essence, the term no longer represents a critique on equality, but rather a critique on equity of outcomes.