In my book, it’s racist only if the generalization about the group is 1) negative; and 2) statistically inaccurate or exaggerated.
So saying Asians tend to be good at math is harmless. With negative stuff, you have to be a bit careful in front of others. Saying black people tend to be criminals might come across as racist, but in my book, it’s okay to say “black people tend to be more crime-prone than average” because it is statistically accurate. People will still pull their daggers out crying racism trying to explain that that’s because of economics and all that, but I’m just talking about my book.
It’s a fact that blacks tend to commit more violent crimes, and whites tend to commit more sex crimes. About Asians, copyrights law is a joke for really smart people.
Huh, didn’t even know whites commit more sex crimes. Don’t you learn new racial stereotypes on LR every day!
the comparison we often make is a kid who can run a 420 off limited mileage vs. a kid with a similar time running for a HS with a college-type training approach and high miles. if you can only pick 1, a lot would favor the low mileage wonder because they suggest more natural gift and a higher ceiling.
a kid from an inner city school median SAT 900, with a 1400, is a miracle and probably super talented. a kid from an elite private prep with 1400 might actually be average for the place, and kind of frittering away their advantages. your inner city magnet discussion actually tends to reflect kids given advantages, more like suburban or private kids.
i grew up poor, had trouble affording school supplies or meals, neither parent finished college. they could not help me with my homework. in fact, what i saw is when i was briefly in study groups with the best kids explaining things, i could make high grades in the class, better than kids who went to MIT.
likewise, i flourished on a travel soccer team that recruited me but didn't ask for money.
sheer merit misses the point that for good school admissions you may have many kids with similar basic numbers, GPA, tests, but have an acceptance below 10%. the kids getting turned down may be just as good on paper. how do you decide?
my HS could run out more than 11 players who played select. only a couple were really superior. which 11 start?
couple conservative examples. tucker carlson is heir to swanson tv dinners and went to all sorts of elite boarding schools in the east coast and switzerland. but tucker ended up at trinity which is one of the worst nescac and at the time would have been about a 1200 SAT average. tucker was kind of a screwup whose dad directed him to journalism as a job "anyone could do."
trump came from wealth and his dad was on the board of an elite private school. trump got kicked out of the elite private and went to military school. trump could only get in fordham as a frosh. trump transferred to penn halfway through. again, a little bit of a screwup given the family wealth and he was in an elite private when he started.
this is why legacy is such an issue. a kid on third base who manages trinity or fordham is kind of a screwup.
Not really. I am Asian and I was always told to study a lot and that would bring me success … only to learn that you have to have other skills to “succeed” in the U.S.
Is it also racist to say Black people are good at basketball? Or white people are good at brunch?
I look at big tech and see Tim Cook, Zuck, Bezos, Gates, Brynn and Page of Google, Jensen Huang of Nvdia. None of them are the type that light up a room.
They are business people. Nobody cares about lighting up a room outside showbiz or relatively frivolous occupations.
This thread is full of posters who are alleging that racial quotas are bad and then turning around and saying that X school should have at least Y % Asians.
Yes. Based on academic achievewment; not having gone on a free "Birthright" trip
definitely. But the whites aren’t going to like it when you get rid of birthright admissions. They are not bribing the school with those donations to fund Asian and smart white kids education. They want their kids to gain the benefits…
Yes. Based on academic achievewment; not having gone on a free "Birthright" trip
definitely. But the whites aren’t going to like it when you get rid of birthright admissions. They are not bribing the school with those donations to fund Asian and smart white kids education. They want their kids to gain the benefits…
Trump’s EO implies birthright admissions are allowed only if the parents were legally enrolled full-time alums and not on an exchange visa.
Which demographic do you consider the one most likely to perceive that your thread title implies that “Asian acceptance rates” are the force responsible for “ending affirmative action”?
It’s a fact that blacks tend to commit more violent crimes, and whites tend to commit more sex crimes. About Asians, copyrights law is a joke for really smart people.
Huh, didn’t even know whites commit more sex crimes. Don’t you learn new racial stereotypes on LR every day!
Whites totally dominate in this field. The GOAT could be between Jerry Sandusky of Penn State or Larry Nassar of Michigan State. There is also an Ohio State figure, but I forget his name.
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