Be cautious about “equality is simply socially constructed”

The phrase:

“Equality is simply socially constructed.”

can mean something much stronger than what you intend.

For example, someone could interpret it as:

“Equality has no objective meaning whatsoever. Whatever a society says is equality becomes equality.”

That is a major philosophical position.

Another person might interpret it as:

“There are no objective human rights; all ideas of equality are merely products of culture.”

That would take you into debates in moral philosophy, social constructionism, relativism, and theories of justice.

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