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But seriously, Gen Z and Millennials, and plenty of Gen X- don't understand representation in certain fields. It makes sense to have women as OB/GYNs. It makes sense to have black teachers in schools with high drop out rates in largely black schools, because they're very in touch with the community and can probably do more to convince students to keep going and graduate.
None of these have to be hard, set in stone rules, but they are helpful. Maybe the teacher who convinced a kid to stick with his studies happened to be a white teacher. Nonetheless, it might be helpful to that student to see black adults with degrees living happy, productive, middle class lives.
With dog breeding that makes no freaking sense, though. Dog breeding is not about working with people. It's about breeding a quality dog.
"Yeah, but I want to uplift the LGBTQIAABLERGH community, though!"
Uh, no. Donate to a charity, then. You are investing a lot of money into getting a dog. If it goes wrong, it can cause a lot of heartache. For you, AND for the dog. This is one of those situations where you should be 100% self-interested.
Agree 100%