The difference between 'equity' and 'equality': We all should be EQUAL under the law, but Progressives are pushing to have equality replaced by the false and deceptive practice of “equity.”

American Thinker ^ | 04/27/2022 | James Poplar

[SeekAndFind]

As the proud parent of five adult children in a “blended family,” I shake my head as I have recently seen equity being pushed by progressives as a the “new normal.” Yes, no pun intended but I do have skin in this game, as three of my children are biracial while the other two were products of a single-parent home, yet all five are at the top of their respective professions despite overcoming major obstacles to include income disparity and racial discrimination in the South.

I still remember to this day taking my oldest son and daughter for their school inoculations in the deep south in 1979 and having the nurse ask what race are these “things?”

I attribute my children’s success to hard work, dedication, and a willingness to take responsibility for their own actions. None of them expected or was given a handout nor preferential treatment. Several, like many young adults on their own for the first time, accumulated massive credit card debt and became “boomerang” kids allowed to move back home with the expectation they would pay off their debt while living at home rent free.

Unfortunately, they did not take advantage of the opportunity and consequently their mother put their belongings on the curb, and they were on their own again. Years later they stated this was the best thing that ever happened to them as it forced them to take accountability for their own actions.

In addition, all paid their own way through college or vocational training, not relying on the promise of government student debt relief. They incurred the expense and assumed the personal responsibility of paying it back without expecting a government handout. My family's story typifies what many adults have experienced up until now.

[SeekAndFind]

Equality means equal treatment in both school and employment, fair competition, and impartiality judged outcomes.

Unfortunately, progressives in the Biden Administration are now pushing to have equality, the principle embraced by our Founding Fathers, replaced by the false and deceptive practice of “equity.” Not only in our schools, but workplaces, and even the military. Equity, which is anathema to our Constitution, means equal outcomes, achieved, if necessary, by unequal treatment, biased competition, and preferential judging.

[bert]

The reason for inequality is inferiority

[FreedomPoster]

Let us boil this down to the essentials.

Equity = Communism

Plain and simple.

[Captain Compassion]

“The universe is eight billion years old, the last two billion of which have produced intelligent life. During this time not one hour of absolute equity has prevailed.” — Jack Vance “The Houses of Iszm”

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk

[oldplayer]

The communists’ and progressives’ use and misuse of language is one of their best and most frequently used weapons.

[circlecity]

Equity is oppression

[sauropod]

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[EEGator]

Equity is being pushed because certain people cannot compete.
Race and sex should never be asked on employment forms.

[EEGator]

Equity = anti white male

[hflynn]

Equity is just another Participation Trophy.

[Carriage Hill]

They use the words, but they don’t know what they really mean.

[CodeToad]

Liberals are like out of control little kids. They want the rules made to let them win and no one else to win.

[libertylover]

*** The communists’ and progressives’ use and misuse of language is one of their best and most frequently used weapons. ***
Absolutely correct! Here are some examples:

Using the term “equity” instead of “equality” is woke.

Using the term “sexual orientation” instead of “sexual preference” is woke.

Using “gender” instead of “sex” is woke.

Using “Black” instead of “black” is woke”.

Using “Gender affirming surgery” instead of “genital mutilation surgery” is woke.

Using “Undocumented immigrant” instead of “Illegal immigrant” or “Illegal alien” is woke.

Affirmative Action = quotas = discrimination = woke.

You’ll never end discrimination by discriminating.

Don’t be woke!

[Brian Griffin]

Equity paid in 13% of corporate stock outstanding will suffice, for awhile.

[ridesthemiles]

EXACTLY

[ridesthemiles]

IF interviews were being done in person-—like I always did—instead of a computer...that wouldn’t be a problem.

[spankalib]

The reason for inequality is inferiority

heh...or superiority! ;)

[EEGator]

True, but many don’t make it to the interview process.
The white males will be discarded previous to the interview process.
I know a former HR guy, white male, that was told to not hire white males. Our industry was/is extremely white and male. (electrical distribution) He decided to hire the best qualified person which was a white male. He was fired after 25 years of service. He took them to court and wound up signing an NDA out of court. I’m sure you can figure what happened.

[American Infidel]

Unfortunately, "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)" is all the rage now in the corporate world, but no one in "leadership" can describe the difference between equality and equity and no one will actually ask for fear of being terminated for not being "down with the cause".

I imagine if asked to articulate the difference, some corporate spokesperson will offer up a meaningless word salad of platitudes and slogans with which you cannot disagree and must not challenge.

Really "looking forward" to June which is "pride month". The lobby of the corporate building will "proudly" be displaying the rainbow flag and the corporate website will have virtue signaling stories about how the company celebrates the lgbtqxyz community, etc.

I will probably get fired for not genuflecting in front of the rainbow flag on my way into the building.