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by okdjnfweonfe 1636 days ago
> The underlying assumption made by this policy is that if straight white men (the only group not mentioned in the allowable group) are allowed to apply, it will unfairly hurt the chances of those mentioned because they cannot compete.

Why is the assumption being considered incorrect? Go to your local toys store and tell consider what the effect of the STEM focused toys being next to the toy soldiers, and not next to the barbies and kens, is going to have on future students

And consider the effect on STEM toys usually being priced higher (for valid reasons) than other toys is going to have on children from demographics that generally lack financial freedom?

Not understanding a core concept of systematic whatever-u-wanna-call-it, before writing this article, makes it very unconvincing