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Can't we hire disproportionally for one group and be meritorious? Why assume all groups are equally good at a thing?

• wolverine876 5y ago
  Theoretically, yes, But the overwhelming evidence is that isn't what has happened or is happening. An important question is, why are people looking for every theoretical possibility instead of where the evidence clearly points: plain prejudice.
  • Chris2048 5y ago
    Then pick the best of this overwhelming evidence and present that alone. The logic in your comment implied the discrepancy was enough to assume discrimination w/o any reference to evidence. > why are people looking for every theoretical possibility Are you talking about my comment? Your own comment ("if for a job we have 100 candidates in group A and 100 in group B...") is a theoretical, so that's why I countered with one. Present evidence of prejudice specific to the topic at hand and I can comment more tangibly one that.
    • wolverine876 5y ago
      It's like climate change denial or the theory of gravity: I'm not reestablishing the facts for the 10 billionth time. Racism has been extremely well researched, documented, and discussed for generations.
      • Chris2048 5y ago
        > Racism has.. What, exactly? "Racism" and it's very existence, or specifically it's effect on the topic at hand ? You haven't really established what it is you are arguing, let alone any of the facts/research specific you allude to, specific to that argument. And no, soft science subjects like this are not like hard-science topics like global climate or gravity. It feels like you only include this to paint me as some kind of "Racism denier" or something. I don't deny racism exists, I just don't accept that as an argument that means it must be the cause of every unequal outcome.