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I'm sensing frustration. Can you help me understand what you're advocating for?

• mtgp1000 6y ago
  I'm advocating for not using a unilateral, unproven accusation of systematic discrimination, based purely on inequality of outcome, as justification for racial and gendered discrimination. Why stop at white men? Should we go after Jews next? Because we are drastically overrepresented in almost every lucrative sector. What about prison? The same logic that people like OP use to justify their discrimination would suggest that prisons discriminate against men, seeing as the ratio is something like 9:1 male:female. But it is socially acceptable to put the blame on male behavior in this case...is it not rational to partly do the same for other examples of inequity? When we deliberately turn down candidates because of gender or ethnicity, we by definition choose winners based on traits other than merit - which means less optimal function and allocation of resources across any society that allows this kind of narcissistic, closed minded thinking.
  • perfmode 6y ago
    You mention the word merit. Are you advocating for meritocracy?