I am generally of the opinion it is not even tho there is value in honestly acknowledging certain problems to be overrepresented in certain demographics in order to understand why that may be.
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I think ideas and values are more significant here because they are the things that motivate people and the things that can be changed.
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This has led me to be (gently) accused of not understanding how deeply ingrained race issues are in the American South. This is probably true but these are still ideas and values.
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We can reasonably attack white supremacy but not being white. I don't know why this is so hard. The distinction between ideas and people is getting harder and harder for more and more people.
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I also still keep encountering the accusation that if I say that we shouldn't judge people based on race, gender, sexuality etc, this means that I think this isn't happening or isn't the cause of the problem.
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I said this the other day but in a different context. It feels new to me. I'm used to people thinking mistaking descriptive statements for prescriptive ones but not the other way round.
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eg: I am used to: More men than women want to do engineering. Why do you think women shouldn't do engineering?! But: We shouldn't judge people by their race. How can you not know racism exists?! seems new.
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It’s not really the ‘white’ though, it’s the religion:https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/941004081392480256 …
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