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The outcomes of positive discrimination are positively toxic. Storytime: just yesterday a candidate from a visibly marginalized group gave a research talk, and
by HarryHirsch 4y ago
The outcomes of positive discrimination are positively toxic. Storytime: just yesterday a candidate from a visibly marginalized group gave a research talk, and I caught myself thinking "holy shit this isn't a political candidate". It's easy to arrive at this dark spot when you have seen the media promote one political candidate too much.
- titzer 4y agoAnd what did you think the last time you saw a (bad) research talk by a member of a non-marginalized group?
- HarryHirsch 4y agoThat is not relevant here.
- titzer 4y agoSure it is! If you think something substantially different solely because of someone's appearance or group status, then that's the very definition of a cognitive bias. If that makes you uncomfortable to even consider that possibility, then by all means, keep reinforcing that bias by not thinking about how you might be treating people differently because of something they cannot control. If someone's a bad researcher or gives a bad talk, no need to jump to conclusions about hiring processes, imposters, reverse racism, positive discrimination, and whatever else. That's the real toxicity.
- wkearney99 4y agoYes,it is. You're just dead wrong here.