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> I’ve never met anyone who claims racism doesn’t exist. The anti-affirmative action argument doesn't say that racism doesn't exist. The argument against affir
by insickness 8y ago
> I’ve never met anyone who claims racism doesn’t exist.
The anti-affirmative action argument doesn't say that racism doesn't exist. The argument against affirmative action is that society should aim for equal opportunity rather than equal outcome.
- cimmanom 8y agoAnd those in favor of affirmative action would say that it's a way to support equal opportunity later in the pipeline when earlier stages of the pipeline have failed to do so.
- IanDrake 8y agoAffirmative action IS institutional racism in that it codifies advantage to one race over another. One could argue about the intention of affirmative action, but I don’t think one could argue that it’s not racist, using the dictionary’s definition of racism.
- RasputinsBro 8y ago> One could argue about the intention of affirmative action, but I don’t think one could argue that it’s not racist, using the dictionary’s definition of racism. As is often the case, the dictionary gives multiple definitions. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism You're using definition number 2, the person you were responding to was maybe using definition number 3. (Although we get it, your point still stands.)
- IanDrake 8y agoThat’s fair, thanks. What I was trying to say, without saying it, is that rasism is not what the cultural Marxist are trying to sell - “power + privilege”.