tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post3770731590234237084..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Letter to the Editor: Equality unites us while equity divides usCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-24848770057198127802022-01-19T12:23:15.389-08:002022-01-19T12:23:15.389-08:00The same argument about “lowered standards” has be...The same argument about “lowered standards” has been trotted out for decades. Some people are still nervous they’ll lose something if systemic injustices are dealt with through equitable treatment of different peoples' needs. Here is MLK Jr.'s own daughter, Dr. Bernice King, speaking about equity vs equality (7:20' in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJKj1HB_ZxI Dr Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886151019292651684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-74842253857094177062022-01-18T18:37:16.418-08:002022-01-18T18:37:16.418-08:00I don't think that "lowered standards&quo...I don't think that "lowered standards" needed "to succeed" is the point of an equity perspective. It reflects the truth that "Black People" have not had an equal opportunity from birth on! Job openings, university admission slots, etc. ARE finite and it is time that those with less societal, political, and economic support/power up until adulthood be given a break to prove that "the content of their character" is equal to others with better opportunities from birth on. I am fine with my white children getting passed over in these situations since they have INFINITE opportunities to be accepted in educational and employment situations, whereas POC do not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166516912314782698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-4297807058588497432022-01-18T16:28:25.922-08:002022-01-18T16:28:25.922-08:00thoughtful argument - I err on the side of a littl...thoughtful argument - I err on the side of a little "equity" if needed in order to atone for the years of "black codes", "jim crow" etc and all the ways white society made sure blacks were always "lesser than". I had a pretty good education, but still had no idea the insidious ways that this population was kept down. I want the most qualified hired for the job, but I want the "old boy" network upended - check out how many supreme court justices came out of one prep school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com