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by psergeant 2909 days ago
It is neither racist or sexist, as it makes no comment at all on relative superiority of race or gender.
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It is at the very least racial discrimination, as it discriminates on the basis of race who should receive funding. You could argue that it does make the claim that non-colored men have relative superiority, otherwise it would not be able to justify it's abject racism towards them.
Yes, it’s literally racial discrimination. That’s what it says on the tin. “At the very least” implies this is a form of racism, which it’s not.
It _is_ a form of racism and sexism, by definition. You can make an argument that some forms of racism/sexism are not harmful, or even beneficial, to society, but let's not re-define words based on your convenience.

And before you reply, I suggest you look up the definitions in an English dictionary; personally I referenced Merriam-Webster, but most accepted English dictionaries will tell you more or less the same thing.

They all include the proviso that it’s discrimination based on a belief of relative superiority, do they not?
You tell me:

> sexism | 1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination against women

> racism | 3 : racial prejudice or discrimination

I am glad we agree that this VC fund is based on racial discrimination. I am upset that you find this acceptable, if not virtuous.
Sure, nobody enjoys seeing their relative privilege diminish.
You find racial discrimination acceptable? Or also virtuous? Is it a good goal to strive for in 21st century society? Do you find virtue in breaking people up into racial and gendered groups, and then applying pre-calculated policies to "even them out"?
> You find racial discrimination acceptable

Clearly.

> Is it a good goal etc

It’s not a goal, it’s a tool to combat systemic racism.

> Do you find virtue

Here’s what I think:

I think there’s no inherent genetic gender or race component that should impact outcomes in people’s relative success. If you believe there is, you are literally a racist or a sexist, by the very definitions of those terms. Given that, if you can predict a group of people’s outcomes based on their race or gender, there is an inequality of opportunity. I believe that the inequality of opportunity should be tackled.

I believe that tackling this is an urgent issue. I believe that affirmative action — like setting up these funds — is a working solution.

The idea is that they were already broken up and artifically made uneven, so the point here is to go in reverse and as you said "even them out"

I'd be interested in alternative solutions - what would you suggest? Keep in mind that not doing anything doesn't seem to fix these things.

It's interesting how shameless you are about your blatant racism.
Turns out if you fallaciously conflate terms, you can call anyone anything you like.