Race and ethnicity have already proven to be controversial in this context, and will probably continue to be controversial, but maybe less so if appropriately defined. Anyway, those who make the decisions carry the ethical responsibility, even if they can avoid legal responsibility. Cheers, Peter
From: Benjamin Lees [mailto:emufarmers@gmail.com]
Sent: 12 April 2022 10:36
To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Open letter on negating race and ethnicity as "meaningful distinctions" in the UCoC
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 1:06 AM Peter Southwood <peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Definitions of terminology makes sense in any document that is intended as an enforceable guide to behavior. Without them, whose definition applies? Cheers, Peter
No document defines all its terms. It's particularly unnecessary to define race and ethnicity in the context of how they're used in the UCoC because the terms are only used in conjunction with other terms that fill in whatever gaps might exist even under narrow definitions. Discussions about [[Who is a Jew?]] are a red herring here.
