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Re:The moral case against equity language by majormajor on Thursday March 02, 2023 @02:38PM (#35000767)
Why does a taboo have to "eliminate racism" to be considered useful or effective instead of just "reduce the amount of times people have to put up with hearing others call them that"?
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Re:The moral case against equity language by scarmig on Thursday March 02, 2023 @02:53PM (#35001008)
Do you have an estimate for how much tabooing that word decreased the racial wealth gap or increased the number of black children with access to healthcare?
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