Under the guise of being "the disadvantaged," various segments of the population strive for equality. That is disingenuous because as soon as equality is legislated they begin to go for superiority and replace whatever cultural norms may be in place with what they feel is "better." So what we are seeing is a power struggle, a sort of "King of the Hill" situation where the extant are under siege by those not.
Cases in point:
A reader of Marilyn Savant's column takes issue with the designation Male/Female for electrical (and plumbing) plugs.
A particularly vocal woman decries moustaches as being unsavory when in fact the only reason she dislikes them is she can't grow one.
A young man shrugs off the advice of an older, more knowledgeable, pool player until the older tells him he didn't make this stuff up, it was told to him by more experienced players.
Dr. Seuss books are banned.
The black/white issue will not even be addressed here but the implications are the same.
There is a structure in place, not necessarily legal, moral, or ethical, that is seen as unfair by some and they make every attempt to dismantle it and replace it with something they feel is more fair. The fact is that life is not fair and to seek fairness is like jousting with windmills. Those who ascribe to the existing structure are vilified and shamed into compliance with the "new" ideas simply because they don't agree.
Legislation cannot change attitudes; we think it can but only the personal choice of the holder of that attitude will change it. Time will pass, attitudes will change under the influence of law but constantly haranguing for them will not. Any more than body shaming will change the eating habits of an obese person.
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