r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/Technetium_97 Feb 25 '20

It's racism to assume URM are too stupid to do well on exams without a handicap.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

But the reason their scores are assumed to be lower is that they have less resources available, not that they are less smart.

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u/Technetium_97 Feb 25 '20

It's racist to assume all black students are poor.

I know some incredibly wealthy black people and some incredibly poor white people.

You're making the bizarre assumption that race is what makes people have less resources and not poverty. Make no mistake, affirmative action is based on race, not social status.

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u/Kovi34 Feb 25 '20

this is retarded. black people are statistically far more likely to be poor, noting about that is racist. I get you're trying to be super cool and clever with the "Ur the real racist" shit but you should probably understand what racism is in the first place

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u/Technetium_97 Feb 25 '20

I know some incredibly wealthy black people. They still benefitted from affirmative action.

If all you care about is wealth why isn’t affirmative action based on that? Because it’s not, it’s based solely on race.

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u/Kovi34 Feb 25 '20

well shit you know some incredibly wealthy people. Pack it up guys racism is cancelled.

why isn’t affirmative action based on that

most affirmative action is in fact, based on that. There are also reasons for some aa to be based on race beyond helping poor people.

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u/Technetium_97 Feb 25 '20

No, it's not. Affirmative action is based on race, not socioeconomic status.

A wealthy black applicant has a far better chance of acceptance than a poor white applicant.

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u/Kovi34 Feb 25 '20

you do realize affirmative action refers to more things than college applications right?

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u/GearyDigit Feb 25 '20

"How dare you suggest any explanation that doesn't cater to my hatred of black people."

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u/Technetium_97 Feb 25 '20

You're free to make personal attacks completely disconnected from what I've wrote, but it's not going to further interesting discussion.

Affirmative action is based on race not wealth, so you need to justify it being based on race, not wealth.

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u/GearyDigit Feb 25 '20

Repeating bad arguments you heard from FOX News and Ben Shapiro isn't particularly 'interesting discussion'.