Ifreann wrote:The Lone Alliance wrote: Since those groups usually are poor people, it seems to average out.
Average elimination of discrimination isn't really good enough, is it?
Nope, there's no point in eliminating Racial discrimination if you're just going to do class discrimination instead. That's still promoting bigotry. I can't see why it's impossible not to do both.
Poverty and homelessness are two thing that promotes racism, because it leads to scapegoating.
Ifreann wrote:Again tell me again how much more privileged the white trash homeless child is over Barrack Obama's daughters.
I wonder how I could again tell you again something I've never before said.
I asked the question before, you didn't answer it.
And seeing this response below I think the answer to my question is you saying yes.
Ifreann wrote:There's one privilege that overrides all others, and that is money.
And if you have money and are none the less discriminated against on some bullshit basis like race,
that's still a bad thing.
Did you perhaps think "why" they are?
Did you perhaps think that one reason they are discriminated by race because people automatically assume that the only reason they got the money in the first place is because of AA and not because of hard work or effort? Because I have literally heard that argument coming from several racists, who in turn use that as an excuse to discriminate....
Ifreann wrote:*Last I checked there was no affirmative action for these groups.
It would be so easy to cheat that system, everyone would just say they were gay or a pre-op trans and you wouldn't be able to prove otherwise. It's not like you're going to go snooping into their bedrooms to make sure after all.
It being hard does not convince me that we should not work to stop discrimination against gays and trans people.
What a person does in their bedroom or their personal self image should not be a basis for hiring period. I don't believe companies go around asking about people's sex lives... I hope
Besides, historically both groups weren't oppressed because in the 'old days' neither group 'existed' in the public eye because of the closet.
Ifreann wrote:**Since when are Gypsies requiring AF? I mean are you talking about the Gypsy race or someone who practices the Gypsy culture?
Since some people are bigoted against gypsies(I suppose Romani would be the more correct term). See also: Irish Travellers.
Under that term, where "Every single group that faces bigotry" requires AA then I guess that means everyone needs it.