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The question makes sense because, for years, children in the united states were taught that it was noble and right to try and judge people’s ideas based on thei
by awakeasleep 6y ago
The question makes sense because, for years, children in the united states were taught that it was noble and right to try and judge people’s ideas based on their sense and merit- without regard to the skin color of the speaker.
To people raised under that philosophy, it can be disconcerting to realize that now it has become proper to judge everything only after first assessing the skin color of who said it. This isnt as shocking when someone makes a statement related to race, but the point is really driven home when the issue at hand is a tree.
- bluntfang 6y agowhat the fuck
- whatthesmack 6y agoNot sure about other folks, but what they said makes sense to me. Merit used to be a thing, but now we literally have companies that hire people based on their skin color (and in some places, laws that require it). Some of us have a problem with making such decisions with regards to a person's race or skin color or other immutable human attributes.
- bluntfang 6y ago>Not sure about other folks, but what they said makes sense to me. Yes, racists dog whistles can make sense to those accustomed to hearing racist dog whistles, like the HN community.