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> Ostracism is progress on racism and sexism. It is absolutely not. Ostracism is - at best - a means towards the end, of ending racism and sexism. One of many.
by vintermann 3y ago
> Ostracism is progress on racism and sexism.
It is absolutely not. Ostracism is - at best - a means towards the end, of ending racism and sexism. One of many. It may work, or it may backfire.
> This is a very long war.
If you can't tell the difference between the means and the goal, it's not just a long war, it's a classic forever war.
- lapcat 3y agoTo put it more precisely, I could have said that ostracism is a sign of progress. In large part, ostracism is neither a "rational" means nor a goal: it's an emotional reaction to what the ostracizer views as unacceptable behavior. But it's still a sign that the tide is turning in society.