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Authentic
Common meaning: Means speaking the truth to the best of your ability and understanding. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Complete and total agreement with the religion of Equity. Discussion: The Equity belief system says that in order to be authentic you must view everything through an Equity lens. In every situation, one group is…
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Avoiding Harm
Common meaning: Doing your best to take no action that would harm others. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: The Equity faithful should avoid harm against the minoritized but inflict maximum damage against the enemies of the faith who are found in the oppressive groups. Discussion: The Equityists believe that Western societal systems are damaging…
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Balanced Reporting
Common meaning: Presenting both sides of an issue. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Only the Equity viewpoint on a subject is allowed, with all other opinions being banned. Discussion: From the Equity perspective, being balanced is hearing from a number of oppressed groups and how they have suffered. Since all ideas that do not…
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Beauty
Common meaning: The qualities of a person or thing that gives pleasure and exalts the human spirit. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: A false Western construct that must be eliminated. Discussion: The Equityists believe that there is no humanity based on a common biology and the idea of beauty is only constructed by societal…
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Belonging
Common meaning: When everyone is accepted as part of the group. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: When the oppressed have been accepted as part of the group and the oppressive people have been removed. Discussion: Some people think that belonging includes everybody, but true Equity believers know that belonging is only for people who…
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Benefit of the Doubt
Common meaning: Assuming the good intentions of others and accepting what they say, even if parts of it are uncertain. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Assume that all members of a dominant group are guilty. Discussion: Equity sees no one as an individual, but as simply an instantiation of the groups we belong to. …
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Bias
Common meaning: When an individual is holding an unsupported prejudice toward something. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Occurs every time a person from an oppressive group is communicating and it never occurs when a person from an oppressed group is talking. Discussion: The Equity belief system says that everyone from a dominant group has…
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Binary Privilege
Common meaning: Advantages of being male or female: Males have certain advantages over females and females have other advantages over males. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Binary norms are oppressive to non-binary people. Discussion: The Equityists think that all people who identify with binary gender norms have privilege and are oppressing all non-binary people. …
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Biology
Common meaning: A field of knowledge that deals with living organisms. This includes how human biology impacts human behavior. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Biology is an illusion because only socialization impacts human behavior. Discussion: The Equityists believe that biology is actually an illusion and a trick used by dominant groups to keep the…
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Biopower
Common meaning: The power of biological systems. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: Oppressing people using scientific knowledge and claiming it is true because it is biological. Discussion: The religion of Equity says that we are only limited by what we can imagine in our minds and that science oppresses people by putting forth the…