Message from @Ottobon
Discord ID: 491952014369095680
Sure but bias is harder to measure than inheritance
Personally I think police bias lines up neatly with per capita crime stats, but that's not an airtight arguement against privilege.
Bias is subjective
At least until we finally get mindreading figured out
Then the world will finally be equal!
How is a white cis male who lives in South Africa as a farmer more privileged than Beyoncé
By ignoring qualities other than sex and race, e.g. geographical location, education, parental guidance and occupation, social justice becomes a sexist and racist theory by making life revolve around sex and race
@Vigil sure there are some people who would make a stupid argument. In that case you are right. But all the social justice advocates I met are fairly reaonable people.
I usually disagree more on HOW to vombat inequality not whether it exists
Oh yeah, there's definite cultural issues. I just don't believe they're defined by race or sex at all
And looking at some issues through the lens of being sex and race related, e.g. aiding minority presence in higher education through affirmative action, is ridiculous
Yes, each sex faces unique issues
Yes, there can be racial health problems that are genetic or cultural issues generally belonging to people of a certain racial identity
But at the end of the day I believe many people assume too much on those parts
Yes, some people suffer antisemitism, but that doesn't mean the word of a Jew matters more than any person of another faith
I believe people are equal, but unique
In that they are in unique positions but hold equal value *as people*
To the postmodernist, reality is subjective, so they can disregard you as unreasonable if you refuse to acknowledge your privilege, as it supposedly traps you in a bubble reality divorced from real world problems
It's pretty sad
This tweet has been showing up in my feed, this is what you're dealing with if you try to argue facts about who is actually privileged https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1041740358214995968
So many buzzwords, so smooth a brain
ive done that before but i was a tween and maybe could be forgiven for abusing the english language
They act every day as if minorities are inferior to them anyway
even if they claim to be the most self loathing people
the worst part is that blacks and other minorities have bought into the sham
so if a republican wants to cut welfare benefits, those minorities screech about muh racism
when its actually those same policies that are racist, because it's based off of the assumption that minorities are too incapable to get ahead on their own
when you break it down, welfare is actually just straight up racist
Would you ever debate Michael from the majority report by any chance or Jamal Thomas from Progressive Soap Box? @Timcast
[NOT SUPPORTING SUPREME PATRIARCHY ECONOMICS]
BLASPHEMY!!
"Patriarchy economics" would be to just end ALL programs to "help" women (or men) into any field at all. No more special scholarships or any affirmative action or anything else, in school or in work. Most of the rest will take care of itself in short order.
So patriarchy is against crippling student debt?
MAX! Is that...HATE SPEECH?! Have you not been told that opposing affirmative action is a MICROAGGRESSION?
*unless you're Asian
Asians are white, didn't you hear? And if they aren't white, they're being ruthlessly exploited by the forces of white supremacy to reinforce white supremacy.
*This is what social justice warriors and university administrators *actually* believe.
They supported them in the lawsuit tho is my point
Actual Japanese women reacting to "cultural appropriation" of the kimono. They just wanted to enjoy the art exhibit.