>I don't see it as racist in any way, because it applies equally to everybody. To build a little on what the other commenters are saying, I recently watched a

>I don't see it as racist in any way, because it applies equally to everybody. To build a little on what the other commenters are saying, I recently watched a talk about equity and how it compares to equality. There's a famous image of people of different heights looking over a fence[0] that shows well how equality does not always lead to justice. I have found it worthwhile, every time I see "equality" featured, to ask about how this is different than equity. In this case, it's inequitable (to a degree) because it is disadvantageous for the poor or other marginalized groups to jump through these hoops even if they're the same hoops that the advantaged groups have. I'll also note this equality-equity distinction is making its way into mainstream American politics. On page 6 of the Green New Deal[1] is a provision that the federal government has the duty of promoting equity and justice for people oppressed because of their race or circumstance. This is noteworthy because (as far as I'm aware) federal law has only been providing equality so far, but now there's a shift in policy to provide equity and not ask for equality. [0] http://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/ http://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equ... [1] https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres109/BILLS-116hres109ih.pdf https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres109/BILLS-116hres109i...