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A corollary:

"Humanity" isn't perceived or granted on a binary basis. We can legally ordain anyone to be anything we like, but it doesn't necessarily translate to swaying all the ethically bankrupt -isms that are undeniably still floating around. These -isms most obnoxiously surface through anonymity; 4chan is racist and sexist past the point of absurdity. It reads like a politically incorrect "Tim and Eric" skit or "The Onion" style irony taken to the furthest possible extreme.

Also, we are all literally wired to discriminate from eons of tribal lifestyle. When white people still dominate the political prowess of an entire nation (hell, much of the developed world), I think the result isn't really arguable. It's slowly getting better, but I know that I'd like to see total equality ASAP, and I have to work through my own inherent biases to do my part. It's not just race, the same goes for women's rights, LGBT, etc.