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I don't hold this opinion, and don't claim to know what these people truly believe, but I think their rhetoric would respond by saying that grouping and featuri
by 1shooner 2y ago
I don't hold this opinion, and don't claim to know what these people truly believe, but I think their rhetoric would respond by saying that grouping and featuring people on the website based on their gender/race is sexist/racist.
For instance, Colin Powell is still featured as a 'notable grave', but there is not a page that indexes him by his race.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoBut they're grouping all the white men together by doing this.
- ffsm8 2y agoNot specifying gender/race doesn't imply white man... So no, they're not. There is no reason to specifically point out the gender or race unless it's explicitly about something related to that gender/race, and the only situations of that kind that I can think of right now are at the very least adjacent to racism/sexism.
- locopati 2y agoIn a country that historically has denigrated the actions of black people and women, you can see no reason to make it easy to find black people or women who have served their country in a distinguished manner?
- ffsm8 2y agoWhat value do you see in such lists? Is it to honor these individuals? If so: no. The very existence of such a criteria implies that they're not worthy to go on the regular list, which is effectively racist and essentially diminishes the honor. If your goal is political messaging and holding on to racism to further your own agenda, then yes: You'll want them.
- locopati 2y agowhat a fascinating and fucked up way to look at the world. people are inspired by people like themselves. when it's rare to see someone like yourself succeed in a field and when there aren't many folks like yourself in a field, it can be inspiring to see others who have succeeded and who may have come from similar circumstances.