I think you lost the thread of conversation somewhere. The original question was: "It's generally easier to play the role of the Very Reasonable Person Who's J

I think you lost the thread of conversation somewhere. The original question was: "It's generally easier to play the role of the Very Reasonable Person Who's Just Asking Questions when you're defending the status quo; any change you stymie by undercutting people's emotional energy or by slowing things down works to your advantage." I gave a counterexample. That said, in most cases, good equity policies have nothing to do with racist quotas, and everything to do with cultures which are accepting of diverse patterns of communication, cultures, and behavioral styles, and with identifying talent wherever it may be found, rather than using surface indicators like school someone went to, clothing, or similar.