Sapientia Et Bellum wrote:Ors Might wrote:One holding prejudices does not guarantee that they’ll put them above making money, however.
Again, people are not rational... we do not live in a world full of Econs that follow literally every economic law and theory without fail.... people will be homophobic and racist, so we have laws to combat it
I understand what you’re saying here but I think you’re overestimating how much prejudice plays a part in determining how a person will act in a given circumstance among the great sea of bullshit that is the human subsconscious. Everyone has prejudice to some degree. I’ll admit to holding them myself. Greed, societal expectations, personal morality, all of these things and more factor into how people act. Prejudice does play a role, but how big a role depends on the individual, along with their state of mind and upbringing. It’s not as clear cut as “rational” and “irrational”.
Kowani wrote:Ors Might wrote:One holding prejudices does not guarantee that they’ll put them above making money, however.
*Laughs in Jim Crow*
First off, Jim Crow
laws were creations of the state governments. And while the line between what the population believes and what the state representative does can be hard to find at times, there were factors in place during Jim Crow that aren’t necessarily still in place today. Or, at least, to anywhere near the degree that they were back then. This assumption that Jim Crow is simply what happens when you allow businesses to discriminate demonstrates an understanding of prejudice and the human mind lacking in nuance.