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To be clear, I was just trying to figure out what an nonsense phrase like "anti-racist layoffs" could mean. > Maybe "anti-racist" would work Clearly not, beca
by alangibson 4y ago
To be clear, I was just trying to figure out what an nonsense phrase like "anti-racist layoffs" could mean.
> Maybe "anti-racist" would work
Clearly not, because it's an easily and frequently misunderstood term.
Anyway, the problem with anti-racism isn't terminology. It's an individualized solution to a structural problem, and so is doomed to fail just like conscious capitalism et. al.
- rimunroe 4y ago>> Maybe "anti-racist" would work > Clearly not, because it's an easily and frequently misunderstood term. To be clear, that second paragraph was mostly me being frustrated with the fact that a term which seems like it's so straightforward in its meaning is such a source of confusion and outrage for so many people. It's baffling to me that someone would assume "anti-racist layoff" meant "we're going to decide who to fire based on their race". At the very least that's clearly much more of a legal nightmare, and would be an extremely bizarre thing for a company to say out loud.