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when certain groups are underrepresented, then doing something proactive to improve that is not racism, it's fighting against it. IMO social context is key. it
by bakhy 11y ago
when certain groups are underrepresented, then doing something proactive to improve that is not racism, it's fighting against it.
IMO social context is key. it's asymmetric, and to fix it, you need asymmetric action. if the scale is tipped to one side, then to balance it out, you add some weight to the other.
- ignoramceisblis 11y agoWhat is "under-representation"? How do you measure it, and how do you determine when all "certain groups" (which are what, exactly?) are "represented" proportionately? These are serious questions. How do we decide: what groups should be represented (what about ugly individuals? people with specific disabilities?), and when everything is all "fair"?