Op-ed: Statistical Bigotry is Just Bigotry
Published: September 16, 2013
The real issue is that statistical bigotry is just bigotry. It is always invoked selectively. The president and O’Reilly would be outraged if the drug abuse, corporate criminality, and other “overwhelming, damning” statistics displayed by their graying demographics were exploited to stigmatize and deny members of their cohorts basic rights — including to justify murdering them.
Keywords:
data collection, Mike Males
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