Imagine a wall full of circular holes, that circles can keep walking in and out of with no difficulty.
Now imagine that the triangles manage to get the resources together, after years of not being able to fit through the circleâs holes, to drill a single triangle space into the wall.
Now imagine that the circle â who previously supported the triangleâs efforts because they are well-rounded (har) and value equality â Â comes along and sees the construction project. But instead of being happy, they get angry.
âWell, I wonât be able to fit through your hole!!!!â the circle cries.
âI helped you get the drill!!!!â the circle shrieks.
âMake it fit me too!!!!â the circle demands.
The triangles, barely holding it together enough to get a triangle hole together, stare at the circle in confusion.Â
âYou have all the holes you need,â the triangles explain. âThis is for us. You donât need to fit through our hole, too.â
âYOUâRE BEING UNEQUAL AND HURTING MY FEELINGS!â the circle wails. âI DONâT SUPPORT YOUR HOLE IF IT DOESNâT FIT ME TOO. GIVE ME MY DRILL BACK.âÂ
âItâs not your drill, itâs our drill. You helped us get it, because you said you cared.â
âI ONLY CARED WHEN I THOUGHT YOUâD MAKE A HOLE EVERYONE COULD FIT THROUGH. YOUâRE PERPETUATING INEQUALITY!!!â
âWhy is it up to us, the small group that has never been able to fit through the wall at all, to make a hole everyone can use? Why isnât it up to you, the people who have been able to cross back and forth at will for years? We just want to see the other side; why are you yelling at us?â
âI DIDNâT ASK TO BE BORN A CIRCLE, OMG. IâVE HAD TO WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE TOO. YOUâRE JUST BEING BIGOTED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I CANâT CONTROL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS AGAINST YOU.â
âYou are interfering with our project and asking us to comfort you while weâre trying to make progress. Please leave.â
âIâm going to tell everyone about this,â the circle warns. âNobody will support you now.â
âApparently nobody ever did,â the triangles sigh, getting back to work.
