Diversity, “Opportunity” and Inclusion

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is clever, but it’s dismissive of the very real problems of inequities built into the system.

I realize white people (it’s white men who came up with this) are tired of all this race talk, already, but systemic racism is a genuine problem. This is another example of thinking it’s OK to be born on third base and think you hit a triple.

FYI. Most white people were not born in third base.

Perhaps, but how do you explain the persistent wealth gap between Blacks and Whites in the US? "The net wealth of a typical Black family in America is around one-tenth that of a white family. A 2018 analysis of U.S. incomes and wealth concluded, “The historical data also reveal that no progress has been made in reducing income and wealth inequalities between black and white households over the past 70 years.”

yes, so let's take ALL the people who are that poor and raise them up. It will mostly be people of color. That's fine. But why only raise up the very poor people of color? Why not bring all the poor up?

It will not be mostly people of color, it will be mostly white people. There are a lot more white people who are poor (in terms of numbers) than POC who are poor. The percentage of white people who are poor is lower compared to some POC communities. but not the number.

This is the kind of soft prejudice and ignorance that shows we still require DEI work, even if it’s as simple as educating people about how they should stop saying stupid stuff…because lots of people still say stupid stuff.

[Anonymous]

If you think it’s possible to teach people not to say stupid stuff, perhaps you have not met a lot of people?

[Anonymous]

Merit.

Merit should be the focus. DEI is nothing but divisive and a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

The Woke mind virus.

Lolz…

[Anonymous]

Merit.

[Anonymous]

Make segregation great again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is clever, but it’s dismissive of the very real problems of inequities built into the system.

I realize white people (it’s white men who came up with this) are tired of all this race talk, already, but systemic racism is a genuine problem. This is another example of thinking it’s OK to be born on third base and think you hit a triple.

FYI. Most white people were not born in third base.

Many more were and white people of all social economic classes benefit from systemic racism every day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:the problem is that you cannot have equality of outcome without using force - to get there and then to stay there

Why do you think democrats are constantly working to ban and confiscate guns?

Because their grand plans don't work without deception and the use of force on many fronts.

No Democrats are actually doing those things. Try to not being a lying liar who lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is clever, but it’s dismissive of the very real problems of inequities built into the system.

I realize white people (it’s white men who came up with this) are tired of all this race talk, already, but systemic racism is a genuine problem. This is another example of thinking it’s OK to be born on third base and think you hit a triple.

FYI. Most white people were not born in third base.

Perhaps, but how do you explain the persistent wealth gap between Blacks and Whites in the US? "The net wealth of a typical Black family in America is around one-tenth that of a white family. A 2018 analysis of U.S. incomes and wealth concluded, “The historical data also reveal that no progress has been made in reducing income and wealth inequalities between black and white households over the past 70 years.”

yes, so let's take ALL the people who are that poor and raise them up. It will mostly be people of color. That's fine. But why only raise up the very poor people of color? Why not bring all the poor up?

It will not be mostly people of color, it will be mostly white people. There are a lot more white people who are poor (in terms of numbers) than POC who are poor. The percentage of white people who are poor is lower compared to some POC communities. but not the number.

This is the kind of soft prejudice and ignorance that shows we still require DEI work, even if it’s as simple as educating people about how they should stop saying stupid stuff…because lots of people still say stupid stuff.

It's true that more whites receive food stamps and benefits than blacks. It's a matter of sheer numbers, as blacks only represent around 12% of Americans in the first place. But that said, it shouldn't matter who we try to bring up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Merit.

Merit should be the focus. DEI is nothing but divisive and a waste of time.

Define “merit.” Lots of things have merit that you probably don’t consider worthwhile.

Hint: It isn’t test scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is clever, but it’s dismissive of the very real problems of inequities built into the system.

I realize white people (it’s white men who came up with this) are tired of all this race talk, already, but systemic racism is a genuine problem. This is another example of thinking it’s OK to be born on third base and think you hit a triple.

FYI. Most white people were not born in third base.

Perhaps, but how do you explain the persistent wealth gap between Blacks and Whites in the US? "The net wealth of a typical Black family in America is around one-tenth that of a white family. A 2018 analysis of U.S. incomes and wealth concluded, “The historical data also reveal that no progress has been made in reducing income and wealth inequalities between black and white households over the past 70 years.”

Because they were poor, their children stayed poor It is not like they were once equal and dropped down. We need to help all the poor. . It is the same with whites in Appalacia. They have a small fraction of the wealth of the people in the north east. While we systematically keep all the poor down, they will turn into essentially a modern slave class.

The reason they were poor was because of a horrific practice in the former colonies and then the United States called “slavery”. They didn’t just happen to be poor through no external intervention. Having never been equal in the first place, never been allowed to benefit from generational wealth until the last 160 years— yes even the family farm in Appalachia is generational wealth— it is reasonable to create addition opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is clever, but it’s dismissive of the very real problems of inequities built into the system.

I realize white people (it’s white men who came up with this) are tired of all this race talk, already, but systemic racism is a genuine problem. This is another example of thinking it’s OK to be born on third base and think you hit a triple.

FYI. Most white people were not born in third base.

Perhaps, but how do you explain the persistent wealth gap between Blacks and Whites in the US? "The net wealth of a typical Black family in America is around one-tenth that of a white family. A 2018 analysis of U.S. incomes and wealth concluded, “The historical data also reveal that no progress has been made in reducing income and wealth inequalities between black and white households over the past 70 years.”

Because they were poor, their children stayed poor It is not like they were once equal and dropped down. We need to help all the poor. . It is the same with whites in Appalacia. They have a small fraction of the wealth of the people in the north east. While we systematically keep all the poor down, they will turn into essentially a modern slave class.

The reason they were poor was because of a horrific practice in the former colonies and then the United States called “slavery”. They didn’t just happen to be poor through no external intervention. Having never been equal in the first place, never been allowed to benefit from generational wealth until the last 160 years— yes even the family farm in Appalachia is generational wealth— it is reasonable to create addition opportunities.

You and that line about Appalachian farms is pretty damn ignorant. The poor of Appalachia don’t own farms. SMH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make segregation great again.

Separate but equal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make segregation great again.

Separate but equal?

And this is something we should strive for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make segregation great again.

Different course codes doesn't mean segregation; it's very possible that one course has two codes.