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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by Alupis on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:37PM (#39352703)
> That was an example to explain how questions like these can be classist

The op asserted classist == racist in the US. Something I requested elaboration on, and has yet to be offered.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by 0xBDB on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @03:09PM (#39374606)
OP asserted "probably", so not ==.

In the U.S. class, income, and race are correlated for various historical reasons. Obviously "correlated" means "on average", not a rigid relationship. But discriminating based on class is very likely based on correlation to produce a disparate impact based on race.

How disparate, and how bad that is and even I suppose whether it's bad, are hotly contested ideological questions.

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