That people use and easily understand the term “reverse racism” shows that some of our intuitions point the way. https://twitter.com/robbysoave/status/1025480446812020739 …
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Replying to @jttiehen
I've never understood how it came to have this meaning when there is no such thing as a reverse race, but que sera sera I guess.
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Replying to @Alephwyr
Our intuitions aren’t univocal on this or other things.
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Replying to @jttiehen
So like, I understand the cognitive contrast between "black" and "white" as opposite colors, but then what? I mean, how is the concept maximized? Are Asians the opposite of Latinos? Are Indians the opposite of Inuits? Or is there exactly and only one case of opposites?
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Language was the first casualty of the mistake of Populism and remains the most serious and intractable one.
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