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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3246498, member: 9853"] On a separate, but related, note to [USER=13079]@theacademic[/USER] . I'd like to distinguish what is cultural bias and what is racism. The two are commonly conflated, but criticism of culture is crucial. Racism is judging by appearance. A person looks a certain way, so they're likely to behave in a certain way. It's an inherited value that can't be modified. Cultural bias is judging by a common set of behaviors or beliefs. A person comes from a culture, so they're likely to behave in a certain way or think in a certain way. It's a learned value that can be modified. It may need to be modified. Like giving women the same rights as men. One who is genuinely "progressive" therefore does not lump people into categories based on their appearance. They don't use weasel terms like "people of colour" to patronize otherness. They nip that shit right at the bud. But one who is genuinely "progressive" does try to change culture. That is how progress is effected. Your cultural bias is your culture. And your culture isn't static. If you confuse race and culture you censor the discourse of progress. [/QUOTE]

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