- What do Asians have to do with anything? Because they are a minority, thus that opposite whiteness equals an overt discrimination dynamic? That's not at all what the concept of white privilege has suggested. And as far as male privilege, Brock Turner was an infamous case as far as being white and male in his equital. In the justice system, it's been noted that in matters such as paternity cases the mother is often favored. I've seen feminists frame this as an issue, and it's not as if it escapes patriarchy theory.Darth Wedgius wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:10 am - The only de jure discrimination I've seen does not favor white people or men. Considering whiteness normal doesn't seem to have hurt Asians any. Any male privilege does not seem to extend to the justice system, longevity, or college enrollment.
- If one assumes that any statistical difference must be the result of prejudice, those things would seem awkward to explain. If one thinks only the statistical differences that might justify the discrimination you prefer are valid, I think one might want to take a long, hard look at oneself. Anyone determined enough to be racist or sexist can find something that justifies it to themselves, after all. Average IQ scores. Criminal statistics. Any number of social measurements, for that matter.
- My method is to not treat people by their race or sex (except for dating, medical reasons, whatnot). It has the advantage of letting people sort themselves out by their own merits.
- And if the purpose of racial and sexual discrimination is to reduce the effects of current discrimination, why isn't there a big push toward hiring, promoting, and paying by metrics? Reduce things to numbers or explain why the numbers don't work, and then if there are still separate outcomes, tackle find the real reasons.
- Prejudice isn't the exclusive issue as far as social issues are concerned. A lot if not most of the issues are concerned with the conditions of collectives, either by their own subconservative culture, or just identity as is the case with overt prejudice matters like discriminant police shootings. Yes, Asians aren't talked about that much with regard to their condition on a collective level. Most I've heard about them on a contemporary level is interpersonal [generalizations] concerning martial arts, math excellence, and assumed nationality. And that's something people from western european background don't really have to deal with, thus "white privilege."
- And it's great if you treat them like people. The effort of these interest groups isn't to make you yourself for instance treat them special. But it is beyond you and your personal treatment of them. It's not a finger being pointed at you because you're white, and you're not expected to fix it or be a shining SJW beacon.
- With your last paragraph, I'm not sure what you mean. There are numbers. There are measures to enforce more equalized outcome even. Problems of intersectionality tend to make for a more complicated framework. And we're dealing with an intended free market. Regulation in general is fought against as is. This last paragraph of yours is kind of the heart of the condition dilemma that I'm talking about. It doesn't have to do with discrimination being the holy devil of social issues. It's marginalization based on for instance whites being more familiar and comfortable with whites often enough so that standards are suggestively in place to benefit them more often than not. Not in every single case, and not about putting a spotlight on you or other white people.