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It turns out that a lot of our assumptions about raising our kids to appreciate diversity are entirely wrong Our assumptions, which have no evidential basis bu
by sailormoon 17y ago
It turns out that a lot of our assumptions about raising our kids to appreciate diversity are entirely wrong
Our assumptions, which have no evidential basis but we adopted anyway on pure faith because they sound nice and make us feel good about ourselves, are wrong? Say it ain't so!
- pavel_lishin 17y agoYeah, and did you know that ignoring an issue will totally save it?
- orblivion 17y agoWell, to be fair, the ultimate goal is for everybody to ignore it, right? That is pretty much the definition of the end of racism. Stands to reason that ignoring it in front of your kids could teach them the same, but perhaps a more active approach turns out to be better.
- robak 17y agoGoebbels would put it a little bit differently...
- CWuestefeld 17y agoThat may be the goal of some. But as I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I think that's wrong. The fact is that we're all different, and pretending otherwise doesn't help anything. The problem is when we assume that differences in a few attributes makes us better or worse than others, or more or less deserving of [respect, entitlements, etc.]. We're all different. There are so many variables that interplay in so many ways, and they are realized in such chaotic circumstances that it's impossible to assess superiority (except maybe in the most pathological cases).