Racial profiling seems to avoid the first three sins of racism, but it definitely hits the fourth.
Because of the halo effect, it is inevitable that profiling at airports will lead to violence and discrimination outside of airports. There are plenty of cases where people are attacked merely for being members of outgroups; making the othering official will only enhance that.
Also, as Schneier points out, it is empirically false that it will actually reduce terrorism. And it was already clear that the motivation is animus rather than security, since the same politicians who endorse racial profiling tend to also (for instance) oppose the existence of mosques. (That’s not why profiling is wrong; it’s why it’s closer to prototypical racism)
[edit] I should also note that people tend to be somewhat deontological about racism, which is why people say things like “racial profiling is racism”, or “affirmative action is racism”.
I think you would do better with some of the other suggestions from the previous thread—“pornography is art”, or the original eugenics example, or “health care is a human right”.
Because of the halo effect, it is inevitable that profiling at airports will lead to violence and discrimination outside of airports. There are plenty of cases where people are attacked merely for being members of outgroups; making the othering official will only enhance that.
Also, as Schneier points out, it is empirically false that it will actually reduce terrorism. And it was already clear that the motivation is animus rather than security, since the same politicians who endorse racial profiling tend to also (for instance) oppose the existence of mosques. (That’s not why profiling is wrong; it’s why it’s closer to prototypical racism)
[edit] I should also note that people tend to be somewhat deontological about racism, which is why people say things like “racial profiling is racism”, or “affirmative action is racism”.
I think you would do better with some of the other suggestions from the previous thread—“pornography is art”, or the original eugenics example, or “health care is a human right”.