Re:US prisoners are given dangerous jobs. But what if they a...
by WhyNotHugo on Thursday May 16, 2024 @05:45PM
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I don't think that the statement seeks to portray this as "better" or "worse".
It's reflecting on the fact that this situation affects the same groups of people that were negatively affected when slavery was a more mainstream practice in the US.
It's as if some rules have changed on paper, but in practice the same "values" and behaviours persist.
Are we arguing that these things are worse because they disproportionately affect one arbitrary grouping? Would it be better if it affected everyone equally? Would that make us happier? This is one of those contexts where “diversity” starts to get strange.