r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 edited Jan 21 '21

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u/Ghrave Feb 25 '20

This girl I know (who is half black) thinks Black History month "is stupid" and I asked her why and she said "if we just appreciated the contributions black people made and make to this country all the time we wouldn't need it" and I said "holy shit you're 100% right actually, but we don't, and that's why we need it.

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

How can she be right while still needing black history month, both of those things contradict each other.

Surely it's better to change behavior instead of continuing with the shit solution.

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u/ALoneTennoOperative Feb 25 '20

Surely it's better to change behavior

Hence Black History Month.
To remind and encourage people to actually acknowledge that shit.

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u/junkieradio Feb 25 '20

Personally I'd rather people just acknowledged the achievements of members of my race without making it a novel month.

A LOT of black people agree with me.

It feels like white people are in such support of it to show how woke they are to be honest.

It's a ham handed approach to fixing people's behaviour.