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>while working-class Bangladeshi professionals earn £10,432 less than their white counterparts in the same jobs I ask this honestly, not attempting to offend,
by bush-bby 4y ago
>while working-class Bangladeshi professionals earn £10,432 less than their white counterparts in the same jobs
I ask this honestly, not attempting to offend, I’m simply curious…but why is it okay to assume negative intention when race/ethnicity is involved. I mean why do I care about this statistic. There’s no nuance here. Discrepancy == bad, per usual.
- b0in 4y agowas negative intention assumed here? It's not in the quote.
- klyrs 4y agoHanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Who said anything about intention? If somebody rear-ends my car by accident, they're still responsible for the damage. My insurance company's lawyers don't accept "Oh well I didn't mean to do it" in lieu of payment. Is there a bona-fide reason that the working-class Bangladeshi professionals should be systematically underpaid?
- ralph84 4y agoThe reason immigrants are allowed to immigrate is because of their willingness to work for lower wages. Whether you think that's fair or not that's the reality.
- charlieyu1 4y agoAgreed. As an immigrant from Hong Kong to UK, I see many people coming to work for minimum wage. Most of them are quite wealthy and just work to feel like being a part of society.