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It was a perfectly acceptable answer to justify segregation, too... using "genetics" as a basis for justifying social bias is a very dangerous road to go down u
by zzalpha 10y ago
It was a perfectly acceptable answer to justify segregation, too... using "genetics" as a basis for justifying social bias is a very dangerous road to go down unless you're certain you're on extremely firm ground.
- loco5niner 10y ago> It was a perfectly acceptable answer to justify segregation Actually, no. It was not an acceptable answer to justify segregation.
- rimunroe 10y agoI believe the other commenter was saying that at the time people believed it was an acceptable answer, just as now you're saying it's a plausible explanation for this problem.
- zzalpha 10y agoYes, thanks, I didn't think I'd actually need to be that explicit... lesson learned!
- loco5niner 10y agoNo need to be explicit. I understood your intended meaning just fine.
- loco5niner 10y agoYes, I understood he was referencing "at the time", that's why I included the word _was_. My point still stands. Although many people did accept it, it WAS not an acceptable answer, and IS still not an acceptable answer to justify segregation.
- rimunroe 10y agoSo wait, do you reject the possibility that this situation couldn't be the exact same as the one in the past? It seems like you're saying, "Yes, genetics was not an acceptable answer then, but it is now." If that is what you're saying, then what makes it different now?