“This leads to "virtue seekers" who try to prove they aren't racist despite being from the wrong group”
I think the notion of being from “the wrong group” is already a completely wrongheaded way to lol at any social issue. Racism, sexism, homophobia, etc, etc.
I agree, of course, that applying labels to an entire group is a mistake (and I …
“This leads to "virtue seekers" who try to prove they aren't racist despite being from the wrong group”
I think the notion of being from “the wrong group” is already a completely wrongheaded way to lol at any social issue. Racism, sexism, homophobia, etc, etc.
I agree, of course, that applying labels to an entire group is a mistake (and I think it’s true that this leads some people to virtue signal). But so is grouping ourselves by arbitrary characteristics like skin colour in the first place.
“This leads to "virtue seekers" who try to prove they aren't racist despite being from the wrong group”
I think the notion of being from “the wrong group” is already a completely wrongheaded way to lol at any social issue. Racism, sexism, homophobia, etc, etc.
I agree, of course, that applying labels to an entire group is a mistake (and I think it’s true that this leads some people to virtue signal). But so is grouping ourselves by arbitrary characteristics like skin colour in the first place.
I was hoping this would be your response! It is all about vanity and the desire to fit in with the correct crowd.