I would lean towards option 5, however I lean not towards intent, but more of an apathy of just a flat out obtuse attitude. If someone is standing on my foot, and I ask them to stop, and they ignore me. I will tell them to stop. If I am still not heard, I will yell. Yet, here is what happens. Someone stands on our foot, we ask, we are ignored, then we tell, then we are questioned as to our motives and who is really pulling the strings. Then we yell, we act out, well because damn it, it hurts. But then we are questioned as if we are plants sent to disrupt, or further questioned as to the end game of our demands, and instead offered what someone else thinks that we need, instead of just getting off our damn foot.
Are we questioning that you are intentionally trying to hurt minorities, or are we telling you that your actions may inadvertently hurt minority groups? Disagreeing on a point or strategy is just that, however when you disagree, put your foot down and walk away, there is no discussion and you have failed to listen.
The take away should be to look inward, take a moment and listen and ask could my actions hurt the minority? But when your mind is made up, and that's all there is to it, minorities will be hurt regardless of your intent.
An example of Democrats hurting minorities. Hair braiding is part of our culture. Like it or not, it is. One thing it is not is cosmetology, as cosmetology involves far more than braiding hair. It involves treatments (chemicals) for the hair, nails, and skin. A hair braider is not qualified to be a cosmetologist. Problem is that some licensed cosmetologists complained because they see the hair braiders as unwelcome competition. Now what demographic group do you think that the vast majority of hair braiders falls into? If you guessed West African immigrants you would be correct. So, a pair of Democrats without doing their homework, decided to co-sponsor a bill requiring the occupation of braiding hair (no chemicals) now requires a license. To make it easy, for the hair braiders, the licensing board offered the tests in English only, and you are not allowed a translator or someone else to help you take the required tests if you are illiterate (West Africa is not known for its high literacy rates).
So there you have it... Democrats had a good idea, a good plan, because in the end they were just protecting the customers (based on the "what if" complaints from cosmetologists), but they did so by putting a group that is by and far a minority in a tough spot where they could possibly have to shut down their businesses.
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