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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:47 AM
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35. Insurance "statistics" are nothing more than institutionalized classism
What if the statistics reveal that Asian women have more accidents than Christians living in Texas? Or if Black men under 30 are more likely to have a car stolen than a Jewish woman over 45? Should the Jewish woman get a discount? Or should the young Black man be charged more?

Of course if an insurance company were actually asking these questions, there would be huge outrage. But how is profiling based on income, occupation, social status, or academic achievement any different than profiling on race? The answer is society has accepted that it is perfectly OK to fuck over single men especially if they happen to be in a low-level job, because they are only men, only workers, and haven't reproduced. But a CEO with a family is a valued member of the community and we must grant him privilege.

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