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I am not reducing it in that way. I am saying that questioning whether michael is qualified is an oversimplification. Why is Alexis saying he wants a black can

I am not reducing it in that way. I am saying that questioning whether michael is qualified is an oversimplification. Why is Alexis saying he wants a black candidate the only factor people look at when their ready to declare this an unmeritocratic act? Why do they get to reduce this situation to one factor and ignore who Michael is and what he has done? Claiming this is just about class ignores the reality of current circumstances of race and power in America and the arch of history. Class and race are tightly coupled in America by design.

luckylion 6y ago
> Why is Alexis saying he wants a black candidate the only factor people look at when their ready to declare this an unmeritocratic act? Because that's what he said. If he had said something about wanting somebody that can bring the community together, fix reddit's problems etc etc and then they came up with Michael Seidel, that would've been much better optics. This way, the only stated criteria was skin color. People tend to assume that the only stated criteria is the only important criteria. > Why do they get to reduce this situation to one factor and ignore who Michael is and what he has done? Because it has no relevance to the question. He could be the greatest person for the job in the history of humanity. They're not arguing he's a terrible fit. They're suggesting he wasn't hired because he's great at what he does, but because he has the right skin color. > Class and race are tightly coupled in America by design. That's obviously bullshit. If it were true, you'd have an upper class that makes up 60% of the population. Surprising fact: you don't.