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Wanjiru Njoya, PhD (Cantab.) MA (Oxon.) LLM (Hull) LLB (Nairobi) PCAP (Exeter)
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The Equality Act

16/4/2021

 
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All pebbles are created equal, but some are more equal than others
                         A Critique of the Equality Act (EQA)
 
▪ The EQA is based on partisan ideology rooted in neo-Marxist ideas.
 
▪ The EQA is effectively a licence to discriminate. It creates rights for some but not for others.
 
▪ The EQA undermines individual liberty and erodes the public-private boundary.
▪ The EQA undermines the rule of law by stating that
  • intention is irrelevant
  • statistical disparities automatically prove indirect discrimination
  • bias can be ‘unconscious’ or 'subconscious'
  • ‘microaggressions’ can amount to unlawful harassment 
  • there is no presumption of innocence; prima facie evidence of discrimination shifts the burden of proof to the accused
 
▪ The EQA rejects the classical liberal conception of equality on grounds that it is ‘too simplistic’. It attempts instead to implement wealth redistribution by demanding that all aspects of life must reflect the same proportion of racial participation as the racial makeup of society. Failure to meet this requirement is treated as evidence of indirect discrimination (disparate impact).
 
▪ The EQA reflects the mantras of ‘critical race theory’, insisting that race is the most important feature in a person’s life, and that British culture consists of little more than racial conflict and abuse. It portrays ‘whiteness’ as a toxic or even psychotic condition, and threatens to resurrect policies of segregation and apartheid that have rightly been condemned. Critical race theory is a blueprint for injustice, social unrest, and racial conflict. Marches and riots, looting, hacking and burning.
 
▪ Special treatment of ethnic minorities is apt to be rationalized by ‘lived experiences’ of racism and oppression. However, lived experiences are highly subjective and thus not, in themselves, a basis for understanding complex social and economic phenomena or formulating legislative policy. Objective data must also be taken into account. Furthermore, the lived experiences of some are no more ‘authentic’ than those of others that tell very different stories of successful and integrated lives in a plural and diverse United Kingdom.
 
▪ Correlation does not prove causality. Lagging behind in wealth or attainment is not, by itself, evidence that socio-economic inequality is driven by discrimination. Other factors have greater causal impact including educational and family background, cultural attitudes, demographics or geography.
 
▪ The EQA encourages those who are disadvantaged to become preoccupied with blaming others for their troubles, to avoid objective examination of the potential causes of their disadvantage, and to eschew personal responsibility for their own advancement. The culture of victimhood and grievance has tragic implications for progress and attainment. The EQA thus hurts precisely those it is intended to help.
 
▪   The solution to socioeconomic inequality? Focus public policy on:
  • enhancing skills and talents
  • eradicating barriers to progress 
  • facilitating fuller participation in economic life. 
  • objective procedural standards of fair treatment in public life.
     
Nikki link
16/4/2021 05:51:20 pm

A tour-de-force article. Should be forwarded to every institution that pushes CRT!
I was wondering if you'd heard the latest from the World of Wokery, r.e Idris Elba's role as Luther?

Wanjiru Njoya
16/4/2021 06:19:16 pm

Thank you Nikki, I have a book coming out soon on this topic and I will be sending it everywhere.

Meanwhile let's learn what we can from the BBC, which shows the way in how to do 21st century racism! I updated the post on 'institutional racism' to see what we can learn from the Idris Elba saga. He is touted for the role of James Bond, oh, 007 will have to sport dreadlocks, a rasta hat and eat fried plantains to look authentically black. Can't wait!

And what about Anne Boleyn who has also been cast as black, will the entire Tudor court have to be black now, for authenticity? It's not credible that Anne Boleyn would be the only black person at court. They will need to cast Henry VIII black too, plus all his other wives, just so it looks believable and authentic. Why stop at correcting the Tudors? Everyone on tv should be black, to provide historical context.

There is no logical stopping point to this madness.

Nikki link
16/4/2021 07:01:31 pm

Ooh a book? Superb! You've got your first customer right here!
Wasn't aware of the new Anne Boleyn drama, good heavens. I can't keep up! The Hamilton musical has already given us a black George Washington, so I guess it's not surprising. I say we're long overdue for more working-class Lancashire representation in historical royal drama. How about a northern Queen Victoria? "Eh up Albert lad, I towd ye to donkey stone t' palace steps!"

Wanjiru Njoya
16/4/2021 07:59:14 pm

Haha, your Victoria is more beguiling than the actual Victoria.

Although, did you say Lancashire?! Cradle of the industrial revolution! Guilty! Take responsibility for dragging the world out of the agrarian era. For shame. All those inventions. Unforgiveable! Better start saving up to pay out your reparations.

Nikki link
19/4/2021 01:36:04 pm

Good afternoon! Not sure if you've seen this article yet, but - drinking tea is now racist: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9486419/amp/Jane-Austen-museum-launches-BLM-inspired-interrogation-authors-love-drinking-tea.html

Time to put that kettle on and enjoy an oppressive Earl Grey!

Wanjiru Njoya
19/4/2021 03:38:11 pm

Oh, lovely, it says "The museum want to look for potential connections to slavery through her use of sugar in her tea and her wearing of cotton clothing".

Add to the growing list of non-crime race-hate: the drinking of tea, the use of sugar, and the wearing of cotton clothing. We already have the planting of gardens and the wearing of wellies while smiling. Oh, plus the spelling of words, the use of correct grammar and the reading of sheet music.

What's left? I feel like there must be more racist activities we haven't unmasked.

Zarius
20/4/2021 10:03:07 pm

Hey Dr, you rock! I think you, Kami Badenoch and Mercy Muroki are the future.
Continuing the Woke Bingo started by the previous poster, did you know cheese is racist: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1422913/Extinction-Rebellion-campaign-dairy-food-schools-racist-Brighton-Hove-City-Council/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Also Anglo-Saxons: https://mobile.twitter.com/FlorenceHRS/status/1384079491174080514
And self-driving cars: https://t.co/UKIgbokETi?amp=1
Also according to the Guardian, Ghengis Khan and Christopher Columbus are now "green heroes." Sure, they killed millions of native people - via war or unknowingly introducing diseases - but in doing so cooled the planet, so genocide's a good thing, folks! Better get erecting some new Columbus statues - made from recycled materials of course! Ho boy!


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