02-27-2014, 03:14 PM
Quote:Oh, and the argument that you think everyone should be treated equally everywhere and forever is a poor rephrasing of "I refuse to acknowledge the problem and will do nothing to try and fix it but want to be praised anyway", I agree that if everyone thought that way and acted that way there would be no need for these types of discussions, but that's not the world we live in and pretending we do isn't about to change it.
Nope.
Quote:your job is essentially to shut up and listen.
And nope.
Shutting down half the room is not going to fix any problems, it's going to make both halves of the room feel oppressed for different reasons.
Yeah, we don't live in an equal wold yet, you're right. But advising people not to treat all individuals equally is not helping us get there. Telling people they don't have an opinion because they aren't the minority is not helping us get there.