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GitGudOrGetGot t1_j1o9wft wrote

Reply to comment by curiousshortguy in [D] Are reviewer blacklists actually implemented at ML conferences? by XalosXandrez

Plenty of colors are associated with negative things, including white, red, yellow, green, blue

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curiousshortguy t1_j1pp77o wrote

Yes, but not many of those colors are the skin color of a discriminated miniority subjected to systematic abuse and violence for centuries, mostly justified by having that skin color. If you want to understand the argument, you can't ignore social and cultural context.

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