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This is another case where those of us that view the world through the lens of race are again moving the racist goalposts. Enacting a policy without race in mi
by choko 4y ago
This is another case where those of us that view the world through the lens of race are again moving the racist goalposts.
Enacting a policy without race in mind, then have that policy impact one race more than another is not racist unless the intent was specifically to oppress a given group. Are laws against killing racist, even though some groups are disproportionately represented in the statistics?
Intent matters.
- TheNewsIsHere 4y agoIntent absolutely matters, but I submit that despite intent outcomes are often just as important. Not regarding race in the construction of a policy is not necessarily racism. But if the outcomes of a policy disproportionately negatively effect one or more races, then surely we should rethink that policy.
- z3c0 4y ago"The road to hell is paved with good intentions". Obviously someone who intends to do harm is worse than someone who doesn't, but hopefully, you realize that people can do bad things unintentionally, and that outcomes are just as important as the intentions that led to them.