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Any selection rule (save random sampling) is inherently discriminatory in some way, and that is indeed the point of it. It is only in that trivial sense that th
by SiempreViernes 5y ago
Any selection rule (save random sampling) is inherently discriminatory in some way, and that is indeed the point of it. It is only in that trivial sense that the general statement "Quotas are inherently discriminatory" is true, if you want to go beyond statements like "sorting by price is discriminatory against expensive usb-cables", you have to be more specific with what precise context you are talking about.
- etripe 5y agoI would have thought it obvious that sex quota are inherently sexist. Benignly sexist perhaps, but sexist nonetheless. Apparently not?
- SiempreViernes 5y agoThat's conflating actions with motivations, and sexism is a set of discriminatory beliefs and not simply any action that separates based on sex. It is for example not sexism to say "only women get tax-free tampons" because that (could be) a rule based on concrete difference in irreducible need. The reason action get called "sexist" is a combination of carelessness in terminology when being upset about suffering things like sexual assault, and the fact that actions are the only availble proxies we have for the private beliefs of people. (As defined by their genitalia)