I think you may have missed when GP explicitly said
>> I don't mean ideologically, but empirically
That said, I disagree with your base claim that
> It normalizes racism and sexism
Those things are already normalized. The idea that everyone has the same opportunities and is treated the same is nice but not matched by reality.
Pushing things in the direction they're already in makes the divide larger. Pushing things in the opposite direction will make the divide smaller - or at least, that's the hope here
>> I don't mean ideologically, but empirically
That said, I disagree with your base claim that
> It normalizes racism and sexism
Those things are already normalized. The idea that everyone has the same opportunities and is treated the same is nice but not matched by reality.
Pushing things in the direction they're already in makes the divide larger. Pushing things in the opposite direction will make the divide smaller - or at least, that's the hope here