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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by esja on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:05AM (#28414734)
The word being used nowadays is "equity", and it's everywhere. Almost every large institution is pushing this. It explicitly means equal outcomes, not equal opportunities.
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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by jensensbutton on Saturday September 04, 2021 @10:27AM (#28415402)
Equity absolutely does not means equal outcomes. According to Merriam Webster it means "fairness or justice in the way people are treated".

Seems more like you have conflated its meaning in reaction to a movement you don't like.

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by inkblotuniverse on Saturday September 04, 2021 @11:00AM (#28415704)
It does mean equality of outcomes among the people who use the word:

"Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. Nov 5, 2020"

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by zepto on Saturday September 04, 2021 @11:13AM (#28415809)
Where is that quote from?
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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by shlant on Saturday September 04, 2021 @11:12AM (#28415805)
what are you quoting here? this is the exact opposite of how I have always seen the two terms defined.
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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by nos4A2 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:30PM (#28416465)
https://onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/resources/equity-vs-equal...
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