Duke professor's racist comments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with him almost entirely. Too bad we're more concerned about political correctness and not offending anyone.

+1.Sounds about right to me. Asians don’t feel sorry for themselves and work doubly hard. A professor should be in a position to see this everyday.

Sounds like Asians are the new slave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with him almost entirely. Too bad we're more concerned about political correctness and not offending anyone.

+1.Sounds about right to me. Asians don’t feel sorry for themselves and work doubly hard. A professor should be in a position to see this everyday.

Sounds like Asians are the new slave.

Yes because working hard to advance yourself is just like being a slave who works for someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with him almost entirely. Too bad we're more concerned about political correctness and not offending anyone.

+1.Sounds about right to me. Asians don’t feel sorry for themselves and work doubly hard. A professor should be in a position to see this everyday.

Sounds like Asians are the new slave.

What a moronic comment. Asians work harder than everyone else, so they are slaves? How about, they don't feel sorry for themselves and just try harder to overcome obstacles that prejudices put in their way. If they are slaves, then everyone should want to be a "slave" because, in the US, collectively, as a race, they are more educated and have greater wealth.

[Anonymous]

To progressives, hard work IS slavery

[Anonymous]

Most of you posters are complete idiots. You focus on the "race card" that is played by black people that are lazy or criminal etc., while not understanding that the real inequality is out there for the black people who do not fit into those neat little categories. You want to ignore the fact that ALL black people face these racist situations and are subject to racist treatment, regardless of their work ethic or status in life. Don't presume to know the struggle of hardworking black men and women who face prejudice and racism despite their efforts. That is the real problem with saying that people just need to get over it and move on.

I am an educated black women, I get up every day and I go to work and do my job just like white people. My child does not misbehave, have a "ghetto" name and/or live up to any of the other stereotypes about black males. Yet, we still don't have equality in many people's eyes. I have seen my child be called to time out for playing in the exact same manner as a white peer. But for him "he's been too rough". I have been presumed to be a certain way or to have had certain experiences solely because of my skin color. I have co-workers and supervisors say things to me about "my people" without any knowledge or care of my actual background.

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

[Anonymous]

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

Curious. Would you want to change bodies with someone else? Seriously. Would you want your son to look like someone else?

[Anonymous]

Of course I don't want him to look like someone else; it's just to make a point. Not one white person would choose to actually experience life as a black person.

What I would like is for my son to be judged by who he is and what he does; not for what he looks like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of you posters are complete idiots. You focus on the "race card" that is played by black people that are lazy or criminal etc., while not understanding that the real inequality is out there for the black people who do not fit into those neat little categories. You want to ignore the fact that ALL black people face these racist situations and are subject to racist treatment, regardless of their work ethic or status in life. Don't presume to know the struggle of hardworking black men and women who face prejudice and racism despite their efforts. That is the real problem with saying that people just need to get over it and move on.

I am an educated black women, I get up every day and I go to work and do my job just like white people. My child does not misbehave, have a "ghetto" name and/or live up to any of the other stereotypes about black males. Yet, we still don't have equality in many people's eyes. I have seen my child be called to time out for playing in the exact same manner as a white peer. But for him "he's been too rough". I have been presumed to be a certain way or to have had certain experiences solely because of my skin color. I have co-workers and supervisors say things to me about "my people" without any knowledge or care of my actual background.

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

Great post. Unfortunately, people are not going to even try to understand what you are saying.

See, like the professor, they have held up Asians as the model race and beat us over the head with them, ignoring the fact than many Asian communities (especially those comprised of Southeast Asians) have college attendance stats that are worse than Latinos and Black communites of similar SES. So just as all AA's are not the same, all Asians are not the same either.

But this whole Affirmative Action argument underscores Whites' negative obsession with AA's. At most PWIs, the AA student population is less than 10%. So Whites are willing to scuttle a system that still gives them an advantage in favor of a race neutral system that will ultimately harm them - all because up to 10% of a college student body are AA's. IT would be funny if it were not so pathetic.

Oh and my middle DD attends a school in California. Actually, Whites out there are VERY vocal that Asians have taken up most of the spots in certain schools out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of you posters are complete idiots. You focus on the "race card" that is played by black people that are lazy or criminal etc., while not understanding that the real inequality is out there for the black people who do not fit into those neat little categories. You want to ignore the fact that ALL black people face these racist situations and are subject to racist treatment, regardless of their work ethic or status in life. Don't presume to know the struggle of hardworking black men and women who face prejudice and racism despite their efforts. That is the real problem with saying that people just need to get over it and move on.

I am an educated black women, I get up every day and I go to work and do my job just like white people. My child does not misbehave, have a "ghetto" name and/or live up to any of the other stereotypes about black males. Yet, we still don't have equality in many people's eyes. I have seen my child be called to time out for playing in the exact same manner as a white peer. But for him "he's been too rough". I have been presumed to be a certain way or to have had certain experiences solely because of my skin color. I have co-workers and supervisors say things to me about "my people" without any knowledge or care of my actual background.

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

Great post. Unfortunately, people are not going to even try to understand what you are saying.

See, like the professor, they have held up Asians as the model race and beat us over the head with them, ignoring the fact than many Asian communities (especially those comprised of Southeast Asians) have college attendance stats that are worse than Latinos and Black communites of similar SES. So just as all AA's are not the same, all Asians are not the same either.

But this whole Affirmative Action argument underscores Whites' negative obsession with AA's. At most PWIs, the AA student population is less than 10%. So Whites are willing to scuttle a system that still gives them an advantage in favor of a race neutral system that will ultimately harm them - all because up to 10% of a college student body are AA's. IT would be funny if it were not so pathetic.

Oh and my middle DD attends a school in California. Actually, Whites out there are VERY vocal that Asians have taken up most of the spots in certain schools out there.

It's not a question of who benefits or not. It's the knowledge that giving people an advantage or disadvantage simply based on their skin color is wrong and racist. If Asians benefit from that and everyone else loses then so be it. They deserve what they have earned on merit. Everyone does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of you posters are complete idiots. You focus on the "race card" that is played by black people that are lazy or criminal etc., while not understanding that the real inequality is out there for the black people who do not fit into those neat little categories. You want to ignore the fact that ALL black people face these racist situations and are subject to racist treatment, regardless of their work ethic or status in life. Don't presume to know the struggle of hardworking black men and women who face prejudice and racism despite their efforts. That is the real problem with saying that people just need to get over it and move on.

I am an educated black women, I get up every day and I go to work and do my job just like white people. My child does not misbehave, have a "ghetto" name and/or live up to any of the other stereotypes about black males. Yet, we still don't have equality in many people's eyes. I have seen my child be called to time out for playing in the exact same manner as a white peer. But for him "he's been too rough". I have been presumed to be a certain way or to have had certain experiences solely because of my skin color. I have co-workers and supervisors say things to me about "my people" without any knowledge or care of my actual background.

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

Great post. Unfortunately, people are not going to even try to understand what you are saying.

See, like the professor, they have held up Asians as the model race and beat us over the head with them, ignoring the fact than many Asian communities (especially those comprised of Southeast Asians) have college attendance stats that are worse than Latinos and Black communites of similar SES. So just as all AA's are not the same, all Asians are not the same either.

But this whole Affirmative Action argument underscores Whites' negative obsession with AA's. At most PWIs, the AA student population is less than 10%. So Whites are willing to scuttle a system that still gives them an advantage in favor of a race neutral system that will ultimately harm them - all because up to 10% of a college student body are AA's. IT would be funny if it were not so pathetic.

Oh and my middle DD attends a school in California. Actually, Whites out there are VERY vocal that Asians have taken up most of the spots in certain schools out there.

It's not a question of who benefits or not. It's the knowledge that giving people an advantage or disadvantage simply based on their skin color is wrong and racist. If Asians benefit from that and everyone else loses then so be it. They deserve what they have earned on merit. Everyone does.

I guess....it will be interesting to see how it plays out in the long run. Whites say that now because it is purely a philosophical discussion. But a lot of you will not feel that way when it all plays out. It is already rearing its head - look at the both of the long threads about Asians suing Harvard. They get to be pretty lowkey racist.

The one thing that AA's have in their favor is that they have a parallel higher education system that evolved as a result of discrimanation. Dismantling Affirmative Action would require states to increase funding to those schools in order to counter the disparate impact of revoking a holitic admissions policy in their flagship state schools. The average joe is unaware but many state governments are already discussing these types of issues. It does not matter at Harvard, but it might matter at UNC or Uva or many states with top flagship public U's and HBCUS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of you posters are complete idiots. You focus on the "race card" that is played by black people that are lazy or criminal etc., while not understanding that the real inequality is out there for the black people who do not fit into those neat little categories. You want to ignore the fact that ALL black people face these racist situations and are subject to racist treatment, regardless of their work ethic or status in life. Don't presume to know the struggle of hardworking black men and women who face prejudice and racism despite their efforts. That is the real problem with saying that people just need to get over it and move on.

I am an educated black women, I get up every day and I go to work and do my job just like white people. My child does not misbehave, have a "ghetto" name and/or live up to any of the other stereotypes about black males. Yet, we still don't have equality in many people's eyes. I have seen my child be called to time out for playing in the exact same manner as a white peer. But for him "he's been too rough". I have been presumed to be a certain way or to have had certain experiences solely because of my skin color. I have co-workers and supervisors say things to me about "my people" without any knowledge or care of my actual background.

When some white people stop painting all black people with the same broad brush, then you can holler about race card and affirmative action etc. I can guarantee that not one white person on this thread would like to switch bodies with a black person despite all of these so called "advantages" that we have. Better yet, have your son switch places with my son, they'll both be the children of upper middle class parents, with a solid home life, a good education and an expectation to do well. But the expectations for them will be vastly different based solely on the color of their skin.

Great post. Unfortunately, people are not going to even try to understand what you are saying.

See, like the professor, they have held up Asians as the model race and beat us over the head with them, ignoring the fact than many Asian communities (especially those comprised of Southeast Asians) have college attendance stats that are worse than Latinos and Black communites of similar SES. So just as all AA's are not the same, all Asians are not the same either.

But this whole Affirmative Action argument underscores Whites' negative obsession with AA's. At most PWIs, the AA student population is less than 10%. So Whites are willing to scuttle a system that still gives them an advantage in favor of a race neutral system that will ultimately harm them - all because up to 10% of a college student body are AA's. IT would be funny if it were not so pathetic.

Oh and my middle DD attends a school in California. Actually, Whites out there are VERY vocal that Asians have taken up most of the spots in certain schools out there.

It's not a question of who benefits or not. It's the knowledge that giving people an advantage or disadvantage simply based on their skin color is wrong and racist. If Asians benefit from that and everyone else loses then so be it. They deserve what they have earned on merit. Everyone does.

I guess....it will be interesting to see how it plays out in the long run. Whites say that now because it is purely a philosophical discussion. But a lot of you will not feel that way when it all plays out. It is already rearing its head - look at the both of the long threads about Asians suing Harvard. They get to be pretty lowkey racist.

The one thing that AA's have in their favor is that they have a parallel higher education system that evolved as a result of discrimanation. Dismantling Affirmative Action would require states to increase funding to those schools in order to counter the disparate impact of revoking a holitic admissions policy in their flagship state schools. The average joe is unaware but many state governments are already discussing these types of issues. It does not matter at Harvard, but it might matter at UNC or Uva or many states with top flagship public U's and HBCUS.

http://time.com/2907332/historically-black-colleges-increasingly-serve-white-students/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marybeth-gasman/being-white-at-a-black-college_b_1713729.html

I think it is great that more non-Blacks are attending HBCUs. Increased diversity, no matter the institution, is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To progressives, hard work IS slavery

Are you kidding? The red states are the grown children living in the basement of the progressive North.

[Anonymous]

During slavery and Jim Crow, blacks works QUADRUPLY hard (if there is such a word) and there was nothing to show for it. NADA.

Now, some suggest that blacks just need to give it one more try. Forget what happened 50 years ago, for get what happened 250 years ago. Just get out there and try really hard, this time just DOUBLY hard, and we promise, it will work out.

BTW, Asians, have you thanked the mostly black civil rights leaders who made it so that you could come here and naively work your DOUBLY towards success? Do you know what they did for you? Do you know that if it weren't for these guys, you would not have even been able to come to America?

I thank them every day (honestly) for being so brave and making this country a better place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hard thing is to understand why black Americans have to constantly complain of all the past problems they faced.

Many people have faced issues, Asian, Jewish, etc

Others teach history so it doesn't repeat and move on in life.

Being in my 40s I view everyone in the U.S. As free and they all can work hard for the same outcome.

I really don't care if your great grandmother was a slave. Or any other past issues.

Today your not a slave, your not locked out of education.

Stop the race card, the color card. Go work hard like everyone else.

Do you see Mexicans and other South Americans that come here riot and complain? All they want to do is work hard and fit in to live a life here.

I'd rather we swap all the complainer and rioters for South American people that want to be here and contribute and work hard.

The guy at duke might have come across wrong but his point was right. Get with the program or stop complaining.

Are you addressing every black American, including the hardworking, educated, professional ones that have better grammar than you? Do you take responsibility for all the actions of all the members that share your ethnicity?

South American people come in all colors by the way.

You obviously came here and didn't bother to learn how to speak English properly. What does that say about you and your culture? Are all of you this lazy, or just you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hard thing is to understand why black Americans have to constantly complain of all the past problems they faced.

Many people have faced issues, Asian, Jewish, etc

Others teach history so it doesn't repeat and move on in life.

Being in my 40s I view everyone in the U.S. As free and they all can work hard for the same outcome.

I really don't care if your great grandmother was a slave. Or any other past issues.

Today your not a slave, your not locked out of education.

Stop the race card, the color card. Go work hard like everyone else.

Do you see Mexicans and other South Americans that come here riot and complain? All they want to do is work hard and fit in to live a life here.

I'd rather we swap all the complainer and rioters for South American people that want to be here and contribute and work hard.

The guy at duke might have come across wrong but his point was right. Get with the program or stop complaining.

Are you addressing every black American, including the hardworking, educated, professional ones that have better grammar than you? Do you take responsibility for all the actions of all the members that share your ethnicity?

South American people come in all colors by the way.

You obviously came here and didn't bother to learn how to speak English properly. What does that say about you and your culture? Are all of you this lazy, or just you?

I obviously dont think PP is addressing all AAs, because he doesnt claim to know them, but he is addressing the most vocal ones that seem to monopolize black voice in the US. And he has a point. Why do all those hardworking and educated blacks allow Al Sharpton to act as your representative? Why don't thousands of you write opeds denouncing him as a divisive clown?