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[quote=Anonymous]   Perhaps one of the most disturbing aspects of these events is that is that some protestors seem to believe that base emotional reactions should be more valued than reason.  If students at a college cannot engage on the basis of facts and reasoning -- rejecting ideas that disagree with as simply white male oppressive domination pretending to be objective reasoning -- there is no basis for moving forward other than placating the protestors or -- perhaps more productively -- changing admissions policies.   In reading the Op Eds and letters to the editor throughout the year, I have observed a very common tactic of those feeling oppressed is to completely distort what someone who does not wholly embrace their view has said -- then take that sound bite distortion and attack it over and again.   That is what happened with this email.  Protestors insist that because the author dared to raise another perspective, she and her husband were encouraging or at least condoning racist behavior.  This is absurd on its face, and it is dangerous if allowed to continue.

Our most prestigious schools should not be training grounds primarily for MSNBC or Fox news future commentators who are paid to scream over one another without responding to one another.   I am hoping that last week we saw the height of emotional outbursts at Yale, but more must be done to teach these kids to think and engage.  For all the coverage there has been, I have yet to read details of why some minority groups have really felt excluded at Yale (besides the email and the fraternity incident allegations which up to this point no one in attendance has publically said they witnessed as far as I can tell -- it all started with a hearsay post by someone who was not present)

Another important point not yet raised is that some students of color may feel excluded for reasons unrelated to their color (note the word, "some.")  White students from lower socio-economic backgrounds may also feel uncomfortable around students who can spend money they don't have on certain weekend activities, talk about vacations they have taken, go skiing, play golf, etc.  background/experience.  Socially conservative students may feel very uncomfortable when some students show a great deal of skin in their dress or with public displays of affection.  Some may feel uncomfortable at parties with alcohol.  In a diverse community, nearly everyone will feel uncomfortable at some point unless they only affiliate with their own clones.  And even then, being 18, 19 or 20 -- who didn't feel out of place some times at a social event?   Inclusiveness is an admirable goal, but just because a student does not feel like she belongs does not mean it is because of racism.  [/quote]

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