• RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You’ve lost me on this one. In this case, “integrated” is used because it is the antonym of “segregated”. It doesn’t erase the history of segregation, it repudiates segregation in a way that simpler (and perhaps newer & more popular) terms like “mixed” or “diverse” do not.

    the term “integration” can also imply a form of assimilation, where black individuals are pressured to conform to white norms

    I do agree with that. If one were to use “integrated” in the wrong context, it could imply the old colonial idea of cultural assimilation. In this specific context, though – as a refutation of “segregated” – there’s no risk of invoking the wrong connotation.