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Brazil is also struggling to determine who gets the benefits of race based affirmative action: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/05/brazils-new-problem-with-bl
by Manuel_D 3y ago
Brazil is also struggling to determine who gets the benefits of race based affirmative action: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/05/brazils-new-problem-with-blackness-affirmative-action/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/05/brazils-new-problem-wit...
> The Department of Education in Para, Brazil’s blackest state, attempted to fulfill the decree with a checklist, which leaked to the press. Among the criteria to be scored: Is the job candidate’s nose short, wide and flat? How thick are their lips? Are their gums sufficiently purple? What about their lower jaw? Does it protrude forward? Candidates were to be awarded points per item, like “hair type” and “skull shape.”
- xhkkffbf 3y agoMy understanding is that the checklist is really detailed and schools need to do things like measure the size of lips and ears. It makes taking the SAT look like more fun-- and fairer too.
- gjvnq 3y agoSounds like something ML could solve.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoImagine the eugenics campaigns to produce children that will fit the bill (or eliminate any that won't).
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