It's not a "woke" argument: it's a core axiom of US Civil Rights law called "disparate impact" that dates back to 1971. Which isn't to say that your analysis is wrong; it just means that if you believe it's a recent phenomenon you have under-estimated how deep this assumption is embedded into our society.
Oh I am aware that the rot has been going on for a while, however the obsessive push for equity as mainstream is fairly recent. Back in the day, disparate impact was more of a way for crooked lawyers to push nonsense into the courts and make money while appearing to care about civil rights. Now, it's the rallying cry of the cult of woke. It's been cooking for a while and now it's boiling out of control.
It's not a "woke" argument: it's a core axiom of US Civil Rights law called "disparate impact" that dates back to 1971. Which isn't to say that your analysis is wrong; it just means that if you believe it's a recent phenomenon you have under-estimated how deep this assumption is embedded into our society.
Oh I am aware that the rot has been going on for a while, however the obsessive push for equity as mainstream is fairly recent. Back in the day, disparate impact was more of a way for crooked lawyers to push nonsense into the courts and make money while appearing to care about civil rights. Now, it's the rallying cry of the cult of woke. It's been cooking for a while and now it's boiling out of control.