Re:The Threat from the Illiberal Left
by quantum_solanum on Thursday September 02, 2021 @09:20PM
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Identity politics IS a demand for equality, based on the recognition that certain groups experience inequality in ways specific to them. For example, Black women are 3-4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications and twice as likely to lose an infant to premature death. A plea for that to be considered and rectified is not a desire for "special treatment," and in fact if it were to be changed that would almost certainly improve the United State's abysmal maternal healthcare FOR ALL WOMEN across the board. A rising tide lifts all boats, no?
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> Black women are 3-4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications and twice as likely to lose an infant to premature death.
Yes, but only as a statistical category. Skin color is not causal.
Rich black women are not 3-4 times as likely to die from pregnancy complications nor are they twice as likely to lose an infant to premature death.
Similarly black immigrants have statistically different outcomes from black people who grew up in America on most measures.
It’s not that the problems aren’t real. It’s not that they aren’t a consequence of racism.
It’s that more racism is not a solution.