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Racism of the gaps

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The claim that all currently unexplained disparities between two given groups or individuals, must be caused by racism.

Inspired by the God of the gaps argument.
Titania McGrath: French-Americans average salary is lower than that of Russian-Americans. I don’t know why, so it must be because of racism.

James Lindsay: That is the «Racism of the gaps» argument.
by Bill deGrasse Nyeson June 19, 2020
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