Yukimi Song argues that true inclusion happens when it stops being something we think about and becomes the default. Exclusionary systems have no real justification, and equity will arrive when inclusion is simply how things work.
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Well, okay, my, my thought about true inclusion is that first of all, to acknowledge that there was no good reason for us to be in this situation to even ask that question. I mean, the systems that were put in place to exclude, you know, I mean, it has been so elaborate and so long-lasting and, you know, we shouldn't even have to have these conversations because the parameters that have been used to judge and to exclude should not exist and make no sense. So having gotten that out of the way, um, I mean, it would be wonderful to have a day when, um, there's not a conspicuous skewing in one direction about who is on the board of this and who makes the final decision about that. And to me, like, you know, the people who push back on the idea of inclusion and equity and diversity, I would have to ask, like, what is your objection. And if the idea is that, well, inherently, certain things are not as good, because that has been sort of the idea is that, you know, just making the assumption, well, this person did it, so it can't be as good, you know, the underlying logic there is nonexistent. So I guess, I mean, the true inclusion would be when we're not thinking about this anymore, you know, and it's not that we're not thinking about it anymore, because we don't want to think about it or we're ignoring it. No willful ignorance involved. It's just we don't have to think about it anymore because, I mean, it's just like the obvious thing that should have happened in the first place is happening. And get enough of those people and we get to the point where, like I said, we're not thinking about it anymore. And everybody's like, that's equity. And diversity is because there are a diversity of people, and you say there's no one who inherently doesn't belong, so that's where the diversity comes in. When when you have these disproportionate things and inclusion, of course, is part of that.
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