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My exact thought. I would say that discriminating against asians in university access is racist, for example. But chopsticks? I must be becoming old. The probl
by linspace 6y ago
My exact thought. I would say that discriminating against asians in university access is racist, for example. But chopsticks? I must be becoming old.
The problem with these absurd witchhunts is that they dilute racism. At some point people give up and think "well, it must be that I'm racist" and when that happens they stop caring.
- jjj123 6y agoIs that when they stop caring? In my experience discovering your own racist behaviors is when you can actually make a positive difference by changing said behaviors. Much better than drawing a line between racist and not racist people and assuming you’re on the right side without actually interrogating it. All of that is a bit of a tangent though because I have no opinion on the Seuss issue specifically. Didn’t seem that offensive to me but I’m not the right person to judge.
- linspace 6y agoWell, of course a lot of people stop caring way before. I'm not saying introspection is not necessary because we are all wired to automatically create groups by excluding other people from them be it race, religion, gender or whatever other reason. It's good to rationally think about your own biases. My point is precisely that other people is continuously drawing lines and everything is binary.