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You are working under the fallacy that diversity of opinion will be correlated somehow to arbitrary characteristics such as Race, Gender and Sexuality. This is
by davesmith1983 7y ago
You are working under the fallacy that diversity of opinion will be correlated somehow to arbitrary characteristics such as Race, Gender and Sexuality. This is patently not true.
- gdubs 7y agoThose characteristics aren’t arbitrary; they equate to an entirely different life experience. That means a more diverse set of viewpoints. “People who are different from one another in race, gender and other dimensions bring unique information and experiences [...]” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-makes-us-smarter/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-mak...
- davesmith1983 7y agoSorry assumptions about how an individual thinks based on their race, gender or sexuality is clearly a nonsense. You cannot point at any individual and know their thoughts. The best you can do is say "This demographic in this place tends to agree with this statement". As for the the actual article you linked, the author herself has nice race-bait titles of work such as "The White standard: Racial bias in leader categorization", you can't seriously tell me that this is an objective body of work? There is also the piece she wrote called "Office Holiday Parties Highlight Racial Dissimilarities and Fail to Promote Team Unity" ... apparently the office party isn't safe from race based politics. Sorry but this sets of alarm bells in my head. The piece itself doesn't cite any evidence for anything it claims.
- olah_1 7y agoIf anything, communities like 4chan have helped to dispel my preconceived notions about specific races, genders, etc. People would be surprised.