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by JoeAltmaier 5347 days ago
...and there is a terrible corrosive effect when perceived minorities are given a 'leg up' - that they are not really deserving/talented. Whether part of the hidden neurological bias mentioned, or even true, it means other capable people who happen to belong to that minority get a shadow cast on their accomplishments.

{German-austrian 4th-generation Iowan.}