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I've found that true for many things though which don't make sense if you put men instead of women or white instead of black. Like "This entrepreneur group is f

I've found that true for many things though which don't make sense if you put men instead of women or white instead of black. Like "This entrepreneur group is for women only", change women to men it becomes extremely sexist. I guess that's just how the world works.

vkou 8y ago
Theres a reason minority groups are singled out in those sentences. Those minorities do not have equal amounts of traditional forms of power. It's like saying that a political change could not have happened without it's grassroots supporters. It also happened because of politicians, but that doesn't matter, and it's not interesting - because 100% of political changes involve politicians (even if they had to be dragged kicking and screaming through it.) The involvement of grassroots supporters in some particular one is a noteworthy exception.
- gammateam 8y ago
  People dont find the singling out of any group to be an accepted popular opinion, even though it is, for some groups. The consensus neglects the majority and minority powers of different areas. But I find the power imbalance to be a more encapsulating definition of in/sensitivies
  - vkou 8y ago
    If 99% of the time, only politicians are involved in drafting and passing a law, and 1% of time time, grassroots organizers and politicians are involved in passing a law, would you say that it's fair to describe one of the 1% laws as only possible with grassroots involvement?
    - gamblor956 8y ago
      That actually does seem reasonable...