Example of their views: If Black people are not heavily under-represented in a cognitively demanding organization that is very strong evidence the organization is racist against White and Asian individuals!
This is seriously wrong, for some important reasons. A perfectly irrational and racist belief.
If you have the belief that groups are the same, then disparity in representation points to someone putting their finger on the scale (intentional racial discrimination).
If you have the belief that groups are different, then equality in representation points to someone putting their finger on the scale (intentional racial discrimination).
Whether or not this is “seriously wrong” depends largely on whether or not this persons belief is true. I suppose this could be called “racist” but I think that this term is not particularly useful because it is ambiguous, morally-loaded, and seems to point at the belief being false (does a belief stop being racist if it turns out true? I’m not sure).
This is seriously wrong, for some important reasons. A perfectly irrational and racist belief.
It is not irrational given this persons beliefs:
If you have the belief that groups are the same, then disparity in representation points to someone putting their finger on the scale (intentional racial discrimination).
If you have the belief that groups are different, then equality in representation points to someone putting their finger on the scale (intentional racial discrimination).
Whether or not this is “seriously wrong” depends largely on whether or not this persons belief is true. I suppose this could be called “racist” but I think that this term is not particularly useful because it is ambiguous, morally-loaded, and seems to point at the belief being false (does a belief stop being racist if it turns out true? I’m not sure).