On September 1, 2017 8:52:13 AM GMT+03:00, Carmen Bianca Bakker <carmenbia...@fsfe.org> wrote: >But I am unequivocally against such programs, on the simple grounds >that >it tries to combat discrimination _through_ discrimination, which is >about as silly to me as trying to achieve world peace through war. It >generates envy/antipathy in individuals from groups that are excluded >from the given list of minorities, and it generates imposter syndrome >in >those who are, because they might only be hired/accepted because of >their status as minority, rather than excelling in their skillset.
I don't see any discrimination here, and in general in any initiative that tries to help minorities. Treating these efforts as discrimination means that we ignore the fact that we live in a world where not all people have the same opportunities and that people of certain gender or color are privileged. There is a well known comic strip that illustrates that fairly well. http://comediscovervcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/equity-graphic.jpg ~nikos _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
