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Is "separate but equal" inherently unequal?

Is "separate but equal" inherently unequal?

  • Yes, I explained below why

    Votes: 6 28.6%

  • No, I explained below why

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Yes; I did not explain below why

    Votes: 10 47.6%

  • No; I did not explain below why

    Votes: 3 14.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    21
lizzie said:
There is no true equality- between men and women, gays and straights, blacks, browns, yellows, reds, and whites, or any other sets of people who have distinguishing characteristics of one sort or another. There are equal rights, and equal protection under the law, but no true equality, as that leaves out the fact that there are differences, and those differences will always distinguish individuals to one degree or another.
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That's true to a certain extent, but as others have pointed out, differences don't necessarily have to lead to inequality.
 
Black_Zawisza said:
It's a restriction of freedom, obviously, but could you explain how it can possibly be unequal if no one is given preferential treatment (which was the premise in my OP, remember). That is, black folks drinking from white drinking fountains are arrested, and white folks drinking black fountains are arrested.
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What happens when "yours" is broken and your child is suffering from a very hot day? To bad, so sad? It's wrong. It's prejudicial and it not in keeping with the founding documents of the United States of America.
 
molten_dragon said:
I wouldn't say that separate but equal is inherently unequal. We have some very minor examples of separate but equal in society that are fairly equal. Men's and Women's restrooms for example. They are separate, but generally equal.

When talking politics in the real world though, separate but equal will generally turn out to be separate and unequal. It's just one of those ideas that looks okay on paper but doesn't work in practice.
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You've clearly never waited in a long line for the ladies room when there is no line for the mens' room.
 
Rising Sun said:
What happens when "yours" is broken and your child is suffering from a very hot day? To bad, so sad? It's wrong. It's prejudicial and it not in keeping with the founding documents of the United States of America.
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I don't disagree, but you're not answering my question. How can it be unequal given the parameters I have set?
 
Black_Zawisza said:
I don't disagree, but you're not answering my question. How can it be unequal given the parameters I have set?
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For the reasons mentioned. Also, since whites are in the majority, shouldn't there be more drinking fountains for them? Secondly, when push comes to shove on funding, if minority water fountains break, can you guarantee they'd be fixed? The problem with Apartheid-style and "separate but equal" programs is they don't work.

Segregated America - Separate Is Not Equal
 
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