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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, bringing up racist tropes while discussing the accessibility of STEM programs is hilarious. [/quote]

Yes, I see this all the time in the TJ threads. I have tried to point it out when it happens. Somebody thinks it’s very clever to refer to basketball/sneakers when we’re discussing fairness in the TJ application process. 
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Only racists see it that way.

Rest of us understand that different families have different priorities, some spend on basketball and others on academic enrichment, and few others like us on both. 
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Do only "racists" think this comment is racist?

[i]"The AP test industry is unethical, keeps stolen past exam questions compiled as practice tests out of reach of many potential and capable students. Instead of listing these products under sports category right next to basketball shoes, they created a separate category called Books. Imagine the outrageous difficulty that puts for underrepresented minorities (except asian americans) to reach these products." [/i]

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How many racist posts have made calling Asian American students preppers and test buyers?[/quote]
There are many hundreds of racist posts that refer to brilliant hardworking asian american students as test buyers.  
Just this AAP section alone has 73222 results

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/jforum.page?module=search&action=search&search_forum=60&match_type=all&sort_by=time&search_keywords=test+buying
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That doesn’t justify comments like this: 
[i]“ The AP test industry is unethical, keeps stolen past exam questions compiled as practice tests out of reach of many potential and capable students. [b]Instead of listing these products under sports category right next to basketball shoes, they created a separate category called Books[/b]. Imagine the outrageous difficulty that puts for underrepresented minorities (except asian americans) to reach these products. ”[/i]

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not sure what the post is trying to say about products, basketball, books?  If it has negative connotations, it's absolutely not appropriate.

With the racist that posted these hundreds of test buying messages, the racism against asian americans is at an entirely different level.  
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Really? You can’t see how condescending and rude the comment quoted above is? 
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Yes, I can see how condescending and hateful the test buying racist messages are. It appears hater has been spewing them for years. [/quote]

Racist comments suck, right? Including the one above saying that non-Asian URMs aren't likely to find test prep books because they are listed under "books" instead of "sports, next to basketball shoes"? 
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For the umpteenth time, I'm a non-Asian URM and dont find basketball reference racist at all. Basketball affiliation is sense of pride for us. It takes hardwork and a ton of prep to be good at basketball.  [/quote]

That’s fine if you as one person doesn’t see it that way, but many others do. The people making the comparison are doing it in a way to point out identity groups and say that members of one identity group don’t deserve to go to TJ because they don’t care about “Books,” they only care about basketball and can’t even figure out how to find books.

They are showing how they feel about people they assume don’t care enough about books. It is meant to be condescending and even rather contemptuous. That’s fine if you choose not to see it that way, but, again, many others do and their take on it matters as much as yours does. 
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You dont seem to know much about basketball or the NoVa travel leagues.  They are a significant representation of Asian student players.  We are hispanic/asian mixed race family, and both our kids are year round players.  When I read references about basketball, I relate to them.  Our travel league has an even mix of ethnicities.  [/quote]

You are either being obtuse or hoping to convince people that the basketball talking points don’t mean what they are meant to mean. People are not stupid and we see exactly what those using these talking points are trying to do. You can’t backpedal and hope people won’t see the actual intent. 
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