How y'all doing regarding the pandemic?

I'm not bad, could be better
 
Sweetie Belle said:
how about saying "People should not be treated differentially based on sex, gender, sexuality, race, nationality, age, disability, physical appearance or attractiveness, health, etc. UNLESS doing so is necessary."
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Raymond said:
enlighten me on when treating people differently based solely on those characteristics is ever necessary
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In an ideal world, people should all be treated equally, but our world is rife with systemic issues that constantly put people at a disadvantage. We don't treat people equally, and we probably shouldn't if we're going by the definition of "equally". You may have heard about the differences of equality and fairness, where equality refers to giving everyone an equal share of rights whereas fairness, that share gets a bit weighted toward less privileged and less to more privileged. You're probably aware of affirmative action that favors qualified (key word) applicants of a racial minority. We're already providing accommodations of different content and such for people with disabilities, another case of technically, we're treating people differently.

Anyway might sound like silly pedantry, but I think it's important to know that distinction just so MiracleDinner can clarify her questions with examples and we can add to what she says, but we all know MiracleDinner's and Lord Bowser's heart are in the right place.

It's on a tangent but I think this forum's racial demographics are majority white (gender and sexual orientation is pretty diverse) and I think it'll be very valuable if we received more input from minority demographics. I speak my opinion from a position of suburban cisgender white upper middle-class privilege (to put into context, my area's median house price is around $700,000), I really don't get to experience first-hand of the stuff that's being described, by me and by posts I agree with. It's all abstract to me, probably abstract to a lot of us, and we all benefit from their input.
 
Paper Mario the First said:
It's on a tangent but I think this forum's racial demographics are majority white (gender and sexual orientation is pretty diverse) and I think it'll be very valuable if we received more input from minority demographics. I speak my opinion from a position of suburban cisgender white upper middle-class privilege (to put into context, my area's median house price is around $700,000), I really don't get to experience first-hand of the stuff that's being described, by me and by posts I agree with. It's all abstract to me, probably abstract to a lot of us, and we all benefit from their input.
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i have said before on the forum but i have 50% white and 50% asian genetics and you can see that in my appearance but personally, i feel that it doesn't affect my life significantly
 
Ah, well you're still partially white, maybe you pass as white. To the police, you perhaps appear white. I'm also half white and half Asian too, I still feel I speak from a position of privilege myself. Not sure if my last name is going to affect me a lot in the hiring process but it's explicitly Chinese and I'm aware that having a nonwhite last name does affect your chances of getting hired (empolyers see an Asian last name and assume there's going to be language problems), see here.
 
I don't think there may be not second wave aka huge second wave during fall and winter because a lots of people are wearing masks, social stuff, etc to avoid future waves.
So guys is second wave may happen or not happen for rest of the year. Vaccine may be coming before end of the year or early next year. Can you help me, I'm scared of second wave possible coming in fall and winter, tell me its not gonna happen please?
 
These articles probably answer your question about the second wave concerns:

www.bbc.com

Coronavirus: What is a second wave and is one coming?

What are second waves and how big a problem are they?
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www.npr.org

Coronavirus 2nd Wave? Nope, The U.S. Is Still Stuck In The 1st One

The nation still sees more than 20,000 new cases on average a day, a number that's barely budged for weeks. Forecasters say we're looking at tens of thousands more deaths this summer.
www.npr.org www.npr.org

www.cnet.com

COVID White House hot spot, vaccine progress, flu season fears: Coronavirus pandemic update

Superspreader events are a growing concern in driving sudden, dramatic upticks in coronavirus infections. Here's why that matters as we head into winter.
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The US is still stuck in the first wave, by the way. We are just horribly striken by this virus.
 
I heard there hasn't really been much covid spikes from BLM Protests. It's mostly coming from the anti-mask/anti-lockdown protesters (and the entire states that cave to them). Turns out most of the BLM protesters are being smart about it, wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.

I worry for Massachusetts, despite every state that reopened getting hit hard by covid19, it's decided to follow in those states lead. Restaurants in my hometown are already starting to dine in again too. Surprisingly(?) the fancy establishments for people with a lot of money were the first to reopen indoor dining, packed too. Rich people are just that careless, huh?
 
Paper Pokey said:
Surprisingly(?) the fancy establishments for people with a lot of money were the first to reopen indoor dining, packed too. Rich people are just that careless, huh?
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This isn't surprising in the least. I mean, these people are the least affected by practically any issue, so of course their entitled asses would be the first to gleefully reopen doors at the expense of everyone else.
 
I hope pandemic virus will be die down by late August or September/October soon. Then a vaccine would released between end of the year or early 2021. Hopefully all Americans will take a vaccine by order by CDC to get rid all virus soon.