Difference between revisions of "Mindless equality"
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*treating as equal literature and science from all cultures, no matter how primitive | *treating as equal literature and science from all cultures, no matter how primitive | ||
| + | *in Atlanta a female magazine editor has complained that 'Men at Work' signs are biased.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,379842,00.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:25, July 11, 2008
Mindless equality is the insistence that everybody be treated equally in disregard of valid reasons for different treatment. Examples include:
- treating as equal old ladies and young men in screening at airports
- treating as equal women and men in filling combat positions in the military
- treating as equal all types of music, from Beethoven to vulgar rap performers
- treating as equal literature and science from all cultures, no matter how primitive
- in Atlanta a female magazine editor has complained that 'Men at Work' signs are biased.[1]
