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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is a member, has been for many years. Accomplished in physics & diplomacy.

Anyone who says they thought about joining and decline as BSing, either turned down or have no knowledge of how it works. It's an esteemed club - no buying your way in.[/quote]

This is harsh but the truth. CC may be one of the few exceptional places where money can’t get you a membership.[/quote]

But having money and being White do help. I mean, take a look at the membership! What percentage of the membership is White?

There are POC who are qualified academics, journalists, and civil servants who would be honored to be asked to join the Cosmos Club and who could afford it (from, what I understand, the dues are not that high relatively speaking). But, what prevents diversification from happening is White members don't reach out to POC who are their junior colleagues. Instead, they feel the most comfortable socializing with and mentoring people who look like themselves. This is a major problem in hiring in academia, and the Cosmos Club is essentially rarified extension of (already rare) tenure.
For all the brains that are at the Cosmos Club, their unwillingness to act upon the problem of racial exclusion and its overwhelming Whiteness is an expression of their contentedness with the racist status quo. They were basically forced to accept women some 40 years ago. Hopefully, these women and the men who supported ending sex-discrimination will pave the way to making concrete changes and incentives to diversity the club racially. There really is no morally sound argument for its lack of diversity in this day and age. And if the Club doesn't start reaching out to younger and more diverse potential members, the Club will die out within the next generation.
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