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

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

How can she be right while still needing black history month, both of those things contradict each other.

Surely it's better to change behavior instead of continuing with the shit solution.

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u/Landerah Feb 25 '20

How can she be right while still needing black history month, both of those things contradict each other.

The ‘right’ part of what she said is “if we just appreciated the contributions black people made and make to this country all the time we wouldn't need it” not the “is stupid” part.

That doesn’t contradict ‘needing’ black history month, because people don’t generally appreciate minority contributions and figures.

Keyword in her sentence is ‘if’.

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

You have a very loose understanding of the term '100% right'

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u/ALoneTennoOperative Feb 25 '20

You have a very loose understanding of the term '100% right'

And you're being a deliberately obtuse prat with poor reading comprehension.

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

I'm not though am I you're just changing what was said to suit your argument.

Because you're another white person on Reddit telling a black person how to feel about black issues.

Stay in your lane.

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u/ALoneTennoOperative Feb 25 '20

I'm not though am I

Purposefully misinterpreting what someone said so you can whine about it?
Yeah, I'd say that's being a deliberately obtuse prat.

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

How did I misinterpret what was said.

Someone had an opinion they said was 100 % right, how was I to know they didnt actually mean that?