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I have always been under the impression that the original stated goals of those in favor of diversity was diversity of ideas and thoughts. The argument in favor

I have always been under the impression that the original stated goals of those in favor of diversity was diversity of ideas and thoughts. The argument in favor of gender and racial diversity was originally based on using race and gender as proxies for individuals with different life experiences and who therefore will have different ideas and thoughts shaped by experiences as a result of their race and/or gender. Somewhere along the way using race and gender as proxies fell along the wayside and those characteristics became the goal of diversity.

emodendroket 9y ago
Well then I'd say your impression was mistaken. That's been a rationale often offered for why diversity was a win for everyone, but the original intent of affirmative action and other efforts to increase diversity was actually to correct for historic injustices that saw minorities unfairly shut out of jobs and industries and still leaves them disproportionately lacking representation in those industries.