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It's a magical, shifting definition that means whatever the high priests need it to mean at the moment. Making people confess to being 'racist', at institution
by free_rms 6y ago
It's a magical, shifting definition that means whatever the high priests need it to mean at the moment.
Making people confess to being 'racist', at institutions where being Racist gets you fired, is a power-move.
Those of us who can see that aren't objecting to the idea of unconscious bias, we're objecting to the power move.
- shadowgovt 6y agoIf only there were some kind of, I dunno, training to help clarify and de-magic these words. ;)
- free_rms 6y agoDo you believe racists should be shamed and fired?
- shadowgovt 6y agoI don't believe people should be shamed and fired for having unconscious bias and confronting it. There's a world of difference between confronting one's unconscious bias and unapologetic, willful racism.
- free_rms 6y agoAnd, we're back to the magical shifting definition. If there's such a world of difference, why conflate the two using the same word?
- shadowgovt 6y agoThat's a question for the English language and dictionary authors, not for me. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/merriam-webster-racism-definition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/merriam-webster-racism...
- free_rms 6y agoAny thoughts of your own on the matter? We're way in the sidebar, don't worry about downvotes. Tell me why.