MetaSeraphim Wrote:And I agree that diversity is good, but it seems weird to me that people push for it so much. Is is all about a form of acceptance? Do people push for it so much because they want to feel the acceptance for who or what they are?
The problem is that people have to push really damn hard for a really long time to get anything accomplished. It seems like a disproportionate response to an, at times, over publicized problem (as with the case of the Oscars for the black community). However, it's really damn hard to change stereotypical public opinion, which affects minority groups in a negative way on a daily basis, without actually getting publicity.
For a lot of people, I imagine it is about being accepted and validated by society for your worth as both a minority member and an individual. It's basic human nature to crave this. For others, it's about the statistical unfairness of being judged inferior for irrelevant characteristics beyond your control. For most jobs, your skin color, accent, religion, hair style, piercings etc are all completely irrelevant. Yet every single one of those and many more will impact your opportunities. Life isn't freaking fair, but that doesn't mean we should ignore the problems or stop trying to fix them.