Check out this linguistic sleight of hand:
Kendi interchanges "equal" and "equitable" in his tweet. By associating "equity" with "equality" (similar words, different meanings) and using "equality" to try and justify "equity" he creates the illusion people are against *equality*
Kendi interchanges "equal" and "equitable" in his tweet. By associating "equity" with "equality" (similar words, different meanings) and using "equality" to try and justify "equity" he creates the illusion people are against *equality*
https://twitter.com/DrIbram/status/1340041009552568324
This is of course dishonest. Equity and equality are two different things.
Equality means treating people the same regardless of their race or gender.
Equity means treating people differently to make up for past injustices.
Equality means treating people the same regardless of their race or gender.
Equity means treating people differently to make up for past injustices.
Equality says treat people fairly according to the merits regardless of race or gender
Equity says tilt the playing field toward (for example) women because of injustice that occured previously.
Kendi goes back and fourth between these terms to blur this distinction.
Equity says tilt the playing field toward (for example) women because of injustice that occured previously.
Kendi goes back and fourth between these terms to blur this distinction.
The goal is to use the language of *equality* (which we all agree with) as cover for *equity*
Kendi wants *equity* policies that hold everyone responsible for the sins of other people and previous generations, but he wants to sneak them past us using the language of *equality*
Kendi wants *equity* policies that hold everyone responsible for the sins of other people and previous generations, but he wants to sneak them past us using the language of *equality*
I did a video on these sort of tactics. Please have a look at it, you can find it here:
Cc @LozzaFox
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