Can there please be a fallacy of class justice?
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Original Question
On the internet I have encountered this argument.
Group X is privileged compared to group Y
Therefore members X are sexist, racist, etc and members of group Y are not, by definition.
Another way to frame it...Because X are in power and Y are not, then X are racist and Y are not.
Yet another way to frame this is...Racism means the institutional racism of X against Y, therefore X can be racist and Ys cannot because Ys are not in power.
Group X is privileged compared to group Y
Therefore members X are sexist, racist, etc and members of group Y are not, by definition.
Another way to frame it...Because X are in power and Y are not, then X are racist and Y are not.
Yet another way to frame this is...Racism means the institutional racism of X against Y, therefore X can be racist and Ys cannot because Ys are not in power.
Answers
1Hi Jacob, that is close to the Identity Fallacy .
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