The laws of this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims all laws are racist, using gravity as a hyperbolic example.
- In plain terms
- Everything follows laws so everything is racist.
- What can you take from it?
- Use absurdity to highlight perceived systemic bias.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does this comparison clarify or confuse the point?
- Can all systems be biased?
Another view
Comparing physical laws to social laws dilutes the meaning of racism.
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