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A really popular (or rather unpopular) one is that women and men are differently capable. Even with all the caveats in the world (that different means neither
by pdpi 9y ago
A really popular (or rather unpopular) one is that women and men are differently capable.
Even with all the caveats in the world (that different means neither better nor worse, that this doesn’t make hiring or salary discrimination ok, etc etc), you’re likely to get in trouble because of it.
- backpropaganda 9y agoThis is pretty much the perfect example of what is considered wrongthink today, but I have confidence, will be common knowledge in 50 years. This is the example people should be using more instead of the one Altman used (disparaging comments about gay people).
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- perfmode 9y agoSo here’s the truth as far as I see it: Yes. Women and men are differently capable. However, there are many ways in which we traditionally believed them to be differently capable that were actually that way due to discrimination and injustice. So, people will be rightly annoyed when someone tries to downplay the effects of systemic injustice. When we have fixed our systems to be more just and inclusive, only then can we begin to talk about inherent difference. Until then, it is not urgent. Justice first.
- dwaltrip 9y ago> When we have fixed our systems to be more just and inclusive, only then [...] This is not something that ever finishes. I think we have to allow both to happen side by side, constantly struggling to balance them as best we can.