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A group hasn't earned equality until they get held responsible for faults just as much as they are praised for their successes. If you reframe bad behavior as "not their fault", then what does it actually mean when you cheer them for accomplishments?

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@adella_lindsey

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I feel a bit of a straw man here. To understand there are underlying systemic impacts that make certain choices harder for some individuals then others is not excusing personal choice. And frankly most minorities are still held to a higher standard and harshly judged for failures

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@adella_lindsey

Sure - but for example, I've seen the agency of black people who disagree with dominant black thought dismissed by ascribing the actual power to white people - calling them whitewashed or something.

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Oh sure. It's incredible problematic when any member of a group is expected to reflect on the totality of the group with whatever they do/opine (or else are othered from the group).