Redlining and segregation are illegal and if you come across an instance of it should be reported. Breaking everything down to racism is naive and not helping move things away from focusing on what actually keeps people segregated, like socioeconomic status.
Things being illegal doesn’t mean they don’t happen. And, again, if people were redlined in 1960 and now a neighborhood is mostly black, that didn’t magically go away in 2026. The consequences are lasting.
Furthermore, as an individual, fighting more powerful institutions (eg: banks, the government) is not trivial. Shrugging it off with “you should report is” is technically true, but not a complete solution nor especially practical.
Breaking everything down to racism is naive
Well that’s not what’s happening in this discussion, so okay
focusing on what actually keeps people segregated, like socioeconomic status.
Deeply tied into race, historically and presently.
Regardless, the point stands that there’s few to no good reasons for an employer to know your address during the application process, and a lot of bad ones.
Redlining and segregation are illegal and if you come across an instance of it should be reported. Breaking everything down to racism is naive and not helping move things away from focusing on what actually keeps people segregated, like socioeconomic status.
Things being illegal doesn’t mean they don’t happen. And, again, if people were redlined in 1960 and now a neighborhood is mostly black, that didn’t magically go away in 2026. The consequences are lasting.
Furthermore, as an individual, fighting more powerful institutions (eg: banks, the government) is not trivial. Shrugging it off with “you should report is” is technically true, but not a complete solution nor especially practical.
Well that’s not what’s happening in this discussion, so okay
Deeply tied into race, historically and presently.
Regardless, the point stands that there’s few to no good reasons for an employer to know your address during the application process, and a lot of bad ones.
I agree with the way you stated your last point. Hiring should be based on knowledge, aptitude, and/or effort. Thanks for the discussion