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I want a world where ethnicity, sex, and other body attributes do not matter very much. In that future world, body attributes would matter much less than they d
by b6 12y ago
I want a world where ethnicity, sex, and other body attributes do not matter very much. In that future world, body attributes would matter much less than they do today. So I advocate paying as little attention to them as possible today.
Other people seem to want the same thing, but they advocate a world view that specifically considers ethnicity, and sex, and other body attributes. I feel certain it's well-intentioned, but it's racism, sexism, etc.
Further, that worldview encourages codifying racism and sexism, and making them part of our workplaces. It has become normal for universities to tweak points on admissions applications, and for big companies to publish pie charts about their progress toward diversity. But this is just more racism and sexism. If you have to add an ethnicity column to your employee database and periodically release ethnicity pie charts to show how unracist you are, I hope it is obvious that something is very wrong.
We shouldn't try to use old bad ideas to increase justice. Justice will increase naturally when we discard old bad ideas.
Every day, we're putting down bricks, building the world of the future. Let's put down the kind of bricks that suit the world we actually want.
- nl 12y agoIn that future world, body attributes would matter much less than they do today. So I advocate paying as little attention to them as possible today. You realize that your first sentence does not imply your second sentence is a good policy automatically, right? It might, but there is no automatic relationship there. If you are prepared to have an open mind on this, I'd strongly encourage you to watch https://www.gv.com/lib/unconscious-bias-at-work https://www.gv.com/lib/unconscious-bias-at-work. I think that your goal of a world where ethnicity, sex, and other body attributes do not matter very much is admirable. However, in an imperfect world - especially one in which some people explicitly disavow that goal - it is worth considering what a policy like yours will actually achieve. What that video linked above to find out.
- thaumasiotes 12y agoTalent, ambition, and drive are all also "body attributes". Are you hoping for a world where they don't matter?