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It may be shallow, but that same shallowness has been used to keep people at a disadvantage in society. I believe we should be actively un-biasing the negative
by bobbytherobot 10y ago
It may be shallow, but that same shallowness has been used to keep people at a disadvantage in society. I believe we should be actively un-biasing the negative biases throughout society. What I am describing is affirmative action which many people now see as a dirty word. For me, knowing the history and degree of suppression, it is going to be long active path to undo the effects of it.
One last though: if you can't get the shallowest level of diversity, can you really get the deep level of diversity?
- mzw_mzw 10y ago> For me, knowing the history and degree of suppression, it is going to be long active path to undo the effects of it. Sure, but why do you think that discriminating against innocent third parties is going to help? That just creates increased bitterness and division.
- bobbytherobot 10y ago> discriminating against innocent third parties is going to help I'm not following you on that, would you explain more.
- mzw_mzw 10y agoAffirmative action by definition is discrimination against innocent third parties. The people who are being discriminated against didn't hurt anyone; it's being done as a reaction to discrimination which happened in the increasingly distant past.