> Still doesn't mean it's not the best way to go about things, for all parties. No, it 100% isn't the best way to go about things, because it isn't reality. An

> Still doesn't mean it's not the best way to go about things, for all parties. No, it 100% isn't the best way to go about things, because it isn't reality. And by pretending it is we ignore the very real institutional problems that leave people of color (and similarly women, LGBTQ, etc) behind the eight ball from day one. There is a way to say "we're all the equal" but also "I recognize the unnatural inequality imposed by systemic, lingering institutions." By ignoring the second part, you discount the experience of living in an inequitable system.