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Comment author: pedanterrific 12 October 2011 03:37:24AM *  0 points [-]

I edited my previous comment to make my meaning clearer. Note that it's only about that one quoted line.

you have already dismissed something relevant to the hypothetical argument and my objection to the word 'innocuous' as 'trivialy true and not in dispute'.

Terminology confusion. See What is a trivial truth?. What I meant to say is,

"They interpret their findings to suggest that employers are willing to pay more for white male employees because employers are customer driven and customers are happier with white male employees. They also suggest that what is required to solve the problem of wage inequality isn't necessarily paying women more but changing customer biases."

describes a difference that is definitely not "harmless" no matter what the rest of your argument states. By "not in dispute" I meant "I agree with you, and was not aware that you thought we disagreed on this subject."