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Equality or equity George? They are quite different concepts. Have you read Harrison Bergeron?
SparkNotes: Harrison Bergeron: Vonnegut
Vonnegut himself has connected the story to recent attempts to make people equal using the language of political correctness. According to this argument, the respectful treatment of all marginalized groups may be a slippery slope, as “Harrison Bergeron” suggests. If we begin with the equal treatment of male athletes and their weaker female counterparts, for example, we may end with the insistence that ugly people should be treated as if they are beautiful, and so forth.
SparkNotes: Harrison Bergeron: Vonnegut