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Yep.. a white person from washington, white person from italy and white person from belarus are more diverse than black, latino, asian and white persons from ch

Yep.. a white person from washington, white person from italy and white person from belarus are more diverse than black, latino, asian and white persons from chicago. But it's $current_year, and race suddenly matters.

mk81 5y ago
It is currentYear and overt racism is fine now as long as the discrimination is directed at white folks (or Asians in an academic context).
enumjorge 5y ago
> But it's $current_year, and race suddenly matters. What is with the terrible discussion happening on this thread? There are black people alive in the US today who in their lifetime could not use the same bathroom or schools as white people. In what world did race not “matter” until now?
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  It started to matter less and less and some people were convinced we should strongly hit the brakes on that because they believed they know better and non-falsifiable unconscious bias is the reason people won't intermix. There is just as much scientific rigor behind such statements as there is behind horoscopes, but it still became public policy and has a huge negative effect because it disunites people.
- deleted 5y ago
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- ajsnigrutin 5y ago
  Yes... there was segregation... then things started to normalize, and race didn't matter anymore (atleast not as much). Instead of going further, and making race irrelevant in everything, things turned around, and we gained back new segregation, with PoC only places and events, even graduations ( https://hsdm.harvard.edu/event/harvard-black-and-latinx-graduation-ceremonies https://hsdm.harvard.edu/event/harvard-black-and-latinx-grad... ) and "white people need not apply" at taxpayer paid jobs ( https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1452228/bbc-job-advert-bans-white-people-bame-ethnic-minorities-uk-media-jobs https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1452228/bbc-job-advert-ban... ).
prions 5y ago
Look at some objective measurements segmented by race, such as earnings or life expectancy, and revisit whether you think race has "suddenly" mattered

mk81 5y ago

It is currentYear and overt racism is fine now as long as the discrimination is directed at white folks (or Asians in an academic context).

enumjorge 5y ago

> But it's $current_year, and race suddenly matters. What is with the terrible discussion happening on this thread? There are black people alive in the US today who in their lifetime could not use the same bathroom or schools as white people. In what world did race not “matter” until now?

raxxorrax 5y ago
It started to matter less and less and some people were convinced we should strongly hit the brakes on that because they believed they know better and non-falsifiable unconscious bias is the reason people won't intermix. There is just as much scientific rigor behind such statements as there is behind horoscopes, but it still became public policy and has a huge negative effect because it disunites people.
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ajsnigrutin 5y ago
Yes... there was segregation... then things started to normalize, and race didn't matter anymore (atleast not as much). Instead of going further, and making race irrelevant in everything, things turned around, and we gained back new segregation, with PoC only places and events, even graduations ( https://hsdm.harvard.edu/event/harvard-black-and-latinx-graduation-ceremonies https://hsdm.harvard.edu/event/harvard-black-and-latinx-grad... ) and "white people need not apply" at taxpayer paid jobs ( https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1452228/bbc-job-advert-bans-white-people-bame-ethnic-minorities-uk-media-jobs https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1452228/bbc-job-advert-ban... ).

prions 5y ago

Look at some objective measurements segmented by race, such as earnings or life expectancy, and revisit whether you think race has "suddenly" mattered