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> This implies that brown skin is an indicator of diversity. To use your method of reductio: ...only if you think that diversity is determined by superficial at
by knolax 5y ago
> This implies that brown skin is an indicator of diversity. To use your method of reductio: ...only if you think that diversity is determined by superficial attributes like skin color.
I started my comment by mentioning skin tone. It's you and the comments I quoted who decided to label this "diversity" with scare quotes, and now you're arguing about the definition of a term you brought into the argument.
> I don't, and you chose the value-laden term "abnormal" instead of "demographically atypical".
That's not a counterargument, you're just nitpicking word choice here. Regardless of what you call it the skin tone distribution matches that of the people who make these graphics. It's also not far off from the national average.
According to Wikipedia 60% of the US Population is non-hispanic white[0]. I imagine the number of Hispanic and Asian people with light skin is around the same as white people with darker skin so this is a good proxy for skin color distribution. If I count one of the first Google Image results for "corporate memphis" about 54/71 = 76% of them have light skin and look white to me. So no, it's only statistically abnormal in that there are probably not enough cartoon brown people.
> I too use my identity as a cudgel, except I am a philosopher.
You either have a poor understanding of philosophy or an inflated ego if you think the semantic games you're playing counts as philosophy.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_Un...
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