Duke professor's racist comments

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I'd be concerned that a Duke polisci professor is referring to "the blacks" -- not a very nuanced analysis.

You've never heard an educated AA person make reference to "the whites"?
Get real.

I'm an educated AA and I've never heard "the whites". I've heard "whites" and "white people"'

Huge difference, right? I call this nit-picking.

But, it's not nitpicking. If it is offensive to me, why use it?

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Anonymous wrote:That professor sounds like an idiot. The university needs to fire him.

For what exactly?

Only a fellow racist would ask that question.

You may call people whatever you want, just for calling you out on your nonsense.

No, you may not. Why would you offend someone if you don't have to?

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Anonymous wrote:Blacks get a boost in admissions at duke - stop complaining.

Put it this way - would you rather not get affirmative action and not have professors like this OR would you want race-blind admissions like Caltech AND race-blind professors?

children of alumni also get a boost, if not guaranteed admission. what's your point?

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“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”

Seriously? Not only is that racist, it's moronic. "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"? "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap. What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want. However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?

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“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”

Seriously? Not only is that racist, it's moronic. "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"? "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap. What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want. However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?

Sure, you can name your child whatever you want. You can also burn a tattoo in your forehead saying "ghetto-boy."

It is often not a good idea to do something just because, well, you can.

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I know someone who was Caucasian (European American), but had a Hispanic name. She was called for a job interview. She was told later that she would never have been called for the interview, had they not thought she was a Latina. Her husband was not Hispanic but had a Latin sounding last name and her first name was also Latin sounding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Blacks get a boost in admissions at duke - stop complaining.

Put it this way - would you rather not get affirmative action and not have professors like this OR would you want race-blind admissions like Caltech AND race-blind professors?

children of alumni also get a boost, if not guaranteed admission. what's your point?

Stop that practice as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who was Caucasian (European American), but had a Hispanic name. She was called for a job interview. She was told later that she would never have been called for the interview, had they not thought she was a Latina. Her husband was not Hispanic but had a Latin sounding last name and her first name was also Latin sounding.

Being named Elena or Marta or Isabel is a bit different than being named Jelenax or hMarthh'a or Aisubol. The latter is what the Duke prof was criticizing.

[Anonymous]

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“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”

Seriously? Not only is that racist, it's moronic. "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"? "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap. What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want. However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?

Sure, you can name your child whatever you want. You can also burn a tattoo in your forehead saying "ghetto-boy."

It is often not a good idea to do something just because, well, you can.

PP here, I see your point. Thanks for the analogy, it provided the clarification I needed. Are you seriously comparing burning a tatoo on your forehead with giving a child a non-western name? As if you'll answer, should non western-european immigrants change their surname to sound more appealing to white americans? Though I have an east African first and last name, I've wondered if should change my name to Chad Pappenfuse or Brandon O'Donnell in order to increase my chances of employment.

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Hmm. 5 pages of comments on the duke racism controversy and just three on the BU professor racism. What foes this say about the dcum community?

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Anonymous wrote:(article link below) Your thoughts? While I believe in freedom of speech, it saddens me to see yet another professor fail to understand the complexity of the issue. I have never heard of an Asian American being subjected to police brutality and yes there are Asian gang members and Asian criminals too. I have never heard of an educated Asian man being pulled over by police when the only possible reason is he is driving a new Mercedes. As far as I know, Asian Americans were not told to sit at the back of the bus, and drink from separate water fountains and they did not have to worry about being tarred and feathered for dating a person who is white. There is so much more to consider than this, but how is it someone makes it to becoming a professor without having an open minded, an ability to see all aspects of an issue and empathy?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/duke-professor-criticized-for-online-comments-about-african-americans/ar-BBjQOfY?ocid=iehp

You have a SHOCKINGLY weak grasp of American history if you've never heard of discrimination against "Chinamen."

+1. I don't particularly agree with his comments, but let's not pretend that Asians have never experienced devastating racism.

Exactly.

why do we always have to go back 70, 100, 200 years ago to prove a point?, Let's talk about today.

+1. Japanese internment camps. Anti-Asian immigration laws. And, FYI, in many parts of the country, Asian Americans were considered "colored" and were forced to sit in the back of the bus, drink from separate water fountains, and not allowed to date much less marry a white person for fear of violent if not legal persecution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”

Seriously? Not only is that racist, it's moronic. "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"? "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap. What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want. However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?

Sure, you can name your child whatever you want. You can also burn a tattoo in your forehead saying "ghetto-boy."

It is often not a good idea to do something just because, well, you can.

PP here, I see your point. Thanks for the analogy, it provided the clarification I needed. Are you seriously comparing burning a tatoo on your forehead with giving a child a non-western name? As if you'll answer, should non western-european immigrants change their surname to sound more appealing to white americans? Though I have an east African first and last name, I've wondered if should change my name to Chad Pappenfuse or Brandon O'Donnell in order to increase my chances of employment.

I made the previous comment, and i happen to have a non-western name...which still is a real name. If you don't understand the difference between Ashok and Larykcsa...well, good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

“Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration,” his online comment said. “Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration. The amount of Asian-white dating is enormous and so surely will be the intermarriage. Black-white dating is almost non-existent because of the ostracism by blacks of anyone who dates a white.”

The comment concluded: “It was appropriate that a Chinese design won the competition for the Martin Luther King state (sic). King helped them overcome. The blacks followed Malcolm X.”

Seriously? Not only is that racist, it's moronic. "Every Asian student as a simple old American first name"? "Virtually every black has a strange new name"?

Holy crap. What an idiot.

I don't even know what to say about the idea that "the blacks" followed Malcolm X and not MLK.

The "every" is an obvious exaggeration, but the gist of his comments is spot on.

Truth hurts.

Compare names, and any outcome you want, in heavy-Asian vs heavy-AA areas.

I thought that, in America, you can name your child whatever you want. However, what does it say about a person who judges another, not based on qualifications or merit, but on the name that they were given?

Sure, you can name your child whatever you want. You can also burn a tattoo in your forehead saying "ghetto-boy."

It is often not a good idea to do something just because, well, you can.

PP here, I see your point. Thanks for the analogy, it provided the clarification I needed. Are you seriously comparing burning a tatoo on your forehead with giving a child a non-western name? As if you'll answer, should non western-european immigrants change their surname to sound more appealing to white americans? Though I have an east African first and last name, I've wondered if should change my name to Chad Pappenfuse or Brandon O'Donnell in order to increase my chances of employment.

I made the previous comment, and i happen to have a non-western name...which still is a real name. If you don't understand the difference between Ashok and Larykcsa...well, good luck!

White people have lots of made up names. You are making a false distinction. On top of that, traditional African names still get discriminated against, even though they are not made up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Blacks get a boost in admissions at duke - stop complaining.

Put it this way - would you rather not get affirmative action and not have professors like this OR would you want race-blind admissions like Caltech AND race-blind professors?

children of alumni also get a boost, if not guaranteed admission. what's your point?

Unless your daddy is a billionaire, being black is way more advantageous in college admissions than being a legacy. That's one reason I stopped interviewing for my ivy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Japanese internment camps?

... and Chinese Exclusion Act?

Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Springs_massacre or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Massacre_Cove or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Squak_Valley_Chinese_laborers,_1885 or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_massacre_of_1871 or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_riot_of_1877 or...