• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    Pretending special classes of people don’t exist is just stupidity.

    They definitely do exist.

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      5 hours ago

      and they exist, in large part, because articles like this normalize it.

      congratulations in defending part of the problem.

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        2 hours ago

        they exist, in large part, because articles like this normalize it

        This complaint is missing the forest for trees.

        Special classes of people have existed for as long as civilization has exited. Leaders and followers, kings and peasants, the wealthy and the poor, etc. As animals, it’s in the nature of some of us to desire a greater share of resources and luxury at the cost of depriving others from having the same.

        An article repeating the notion of people with specific skin tones are part of a privileged class isn’t the problem, it’s just a symptom of the problem. The problem is the bigots who put that into practice, singling out and causing problems for people with specific tones while providing benefits to those with other specific tones. Getting rid of public acknowledgement about class disparity isn’t going to get rid of class disparity, it’s just going to get rid of discussion about class disparity. The racists will still be there, being racist.

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          55 minutes ago

          Getting rid of public acknowledgement about class disparity isn’t going to get rid of class disparity,

          that article isn’t recognizing class disparity, though. it’s perpetuating and normalizing it. and yes, the people that are bigots are absolutely also part of the problem. the media is complicit in that, though, including that article.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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        3 hours ago

        Hard disagree, those types of stereotypes are established in youth long before the kids start reading articles.