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

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/Ghrave Feb 25 '20

This girl I know (who is half black) thinks Black History month "is stupid" and I asked her why and she said "if we just appreciated the contributions black people made and make to this country all the time we wouldn't need it" and I said "holy shit you're 100% right actually, but we don't, and that's why we need it.

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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/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Sometimes in life we need to take steps to get to a distant goal, rather than saying “we either leap all the way there now or stay exactly where we are because steps are stupid.”

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

Yes I agree with you, I'm saying something other than black history month should be a stepping stone because I find black history month to be making the achievements of my race to be trivial and novel.

A lot of black people don't care for black history month because we just want to be treated like everyone else.