Common meaning: Advantages males have because of their biology (physical characteristics and mental makeup). Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Unearned advantages that males have because they are part of a dominant group. Discussion: Followers of Equity believe that males are not stronger than females and that males cannot throw things farther. Any advantage that…

Common meaning: An adult male human being. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  A problematic construct that needs to be eliminated. Discussion: Equity believes that men are in an oppressor group and therefore are part of a problematic construct that needs to be eliminated. The virus religion of Equity only ever has one approach and…

Common meaning: To make a person or a group less important in society by preventing them access to power. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Needs to be reversed by silencing people who are members of dominant groups. Discussion: The Equityists believe that people in marginalized groups have been under such a weight of oppression…

Common meaning: Western knowledge cannot be used to dismantle the Western system. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Western Knowledge must be completely replaced with knowledge from other sources. Discussion: Equityists think that it is not possible to tear down the master’s house using the master’s tools. This means that Western knowledge and logic cannot…

Common meaning: Using abstract numbers and formulas to calculate a result that typically can be applied to the real world in some form. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  A subject that promotes tainted Western thinking and generates culturally dependent answers. Discussion: The Equityists view mathematics as part of oppressive Western culture, so any answers…

Common meaning: Studying mathematics with a non-Western lens. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Studying the history and sociology of math instead of the subject itself. Discussion: Equity says it is more important for students to learn the history and sociological background of math than it is for them to learn how to calculate numbers…

Common meaning: Information broadcast technologies that communicate to many people at once, using things like newspapers, radio, television and the internet. Its main purposes are to entertain and inform. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Broadcast technologies that are not to be used for entertainment or information but as an effective tool for spreading the…

Common meaning: To view a health problem only in medical terms and implement a medical solution which may or may not help the patient.  Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  To view healing people using Western medical knowledge as problematic and oppressive. Discussion: The Equityists believe that the Western tendency to default to advanced medical…

Common meaning: Compassion shown toward someone who has caused harm. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  Compassion that is only shown to people who are both part of a marginalized group and who are believers in Equity. Discussion: Equity reserves mercy for people who both believe in the religion and are part of a marginalized…

Common meaning: A quality of a person, idea or thing that deserves to be praised or valued. Hidden meaning of the Equity religion:  A quality that is not of innate skill and hard work but completely a result of privilege. Discussion: Equity does not view merit as something that can be obtained through individual hard…