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I get your confusion on the topic. But your approach fails to consider that the removal of privilege of a socially preferred group feels like discrimination to

by tomrod 4y ago

I get your confusion on the topic. But your approach fails to consider that the removal of privilege of a socially preferred group feels like discrimination to members of that group. This means the nuance is a distinction with difference.

zmgsabst 4y ago
We’re not talking about “removing privilege”, ie, ending a racist program that favors Asians. We’re talking about discrimination against an 18 year old Asian kid who has done nothing on the basis of race.
- tomrod 4y ago
  Negative discrimination of one group results in privilege to another (or, by default, all others).
  - zmgsabst 4y ago
    Yes — you’re discriminating against Asians by privileging blacks in selection. That’s what makes this racism.
    - tomrod 4y ago
      Ah, you agree with me. Great. You're just missing that bigotry of an individual is not equivalent to a systemic policy.
      - zmgsabst 4y ago
        No — individuals can still be racist. But we’re discussing systemic racism against Asians in college admissions, so that’s an irrelevant distinction.
        tomrod 4y ago
        It seems you may have lost the thread of your original complaint on my comment.