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by 30339975 1582 days ago
I think you’re on the right track. I replied to a sibling comment with some other good reasons for discriminating based on race. Basically, race is a pretty good shorthand for a shared experience of a group, and there are genuine instances where that shared experience can be leveraged to do good things.
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> race is a pretty good shorthand

Except when it’s not. Why not just say “I want to fill this seat with someone who has had experiences in line with many poor black individuals.”