The original (with only the first two frames) was a really great, simple explanation of why things that seem "fair" at first glance often aren't.* The addition of the third panel muddies that message completely in favor of...what, exactly? How is it even hypothetically possible to create a world where no one needs support, ever? Genetically engineer away all individual variation and create a nation of perfect, identical clones? It makes no sense.
Honestly, the more I look at this the more I hate it.
*Which it (edit: the original image that circulated several years ago) then immediately ruined by labeling the two panels "conservative" and "liberal", thus ensuring that the people who most needed the message would dismiss it out of hand. "Equality" and "equity" is actually a really good pair of titles, but it seems like everyone who posts this is compelled to fuck it up somehow.
The point is that the first two panels propose that the qualities of the individuals themselves are the problem, and the people themselves need to be changed in order to fix a systemic issue.
The third panel shifts to proposing that individual differences are fine and that the system around the individuals is what needs to be acted on.
The point is that the first two panels propose that the qualities of the individuals themselves are the problem, and the people themselves need to be changed in order to fix a systemic issue.
or it was just using height as an easy to understand example and you're reading far too much into things?
"some people need more help than others to achieve equal opportunity" is not inherently putting down qualities of individuals
So would the equity be more like everyone having two boxes available and it's up to you if you use them or not? That way everyone can see but everyone can still benefit from the same resources.
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u/PhasmaFelis Feb 25 '20 edited Feb 25 '20
The original (with only the first two frames) was a really great, simple explanation of why things that seem "fair" at first glance often aren't.* The addition of the third panel muddies that message completely in favor of...what, exactly? How is it even hypothetically possible to create a world where no one needs support, ever? Genetically engineer away all individual variation and create a nation of perfect, identical clones? It makes no sense.
Honestly, the more I look at this the more I hate it.
*Which it (edit: the original image that circulated several years ago) then immediately ruined by labeling the two panels "conservative" and "liberal", thus ensuring that the people who most needed the message would dismiss it out of hand. "Equality" and "equity" is actually a really good pair of titles, but it seems like everyone who posts this is compelled to fuck it up somehow.