To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Opposing equality based on race is as unnatural as opposing snow in Alaska.
- In plain terms
- Racial inequality is as out of place in the modern world as expecting no snow in Alaska.
- What can you take from it?
- Equality is a natural expectation today.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is equality truly a natural state?
- How do we define progress?
Another view
The metaphor assumes all modern societies have accepted equality.
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