Affirmative Action hire(IMHO, blatant oxymoronic newspeak”)vs. a “regular” hire?
Wait…WHAT?
(para)Preconceived as an inferior candidate for tenure.
Kinda’ like “Dear colleague…” is to be preconceived as an inferior candidate for “administrative”, and CERTAINLY criminal, justice, and Title IX (you know….um SPORTS!)is ALSO to be preconceived as an inferior candidate for CV academicredentializationshiphood? (Yes, I just made that word up-I’ll freely claim disingenuous “usage”)
I’ve seen this type of story occur at my university, too. The “opportunity” hires are brought in for exactly these reasons.
John, when are you going to blog about the recent fascination with racial “micro-aggressions?” As this article makes clear, now white Americans are no longer able to recognize any racial or ethnic difference.
1) I argue that this is actually racist against white Americans. It ignores America’s long history as a county of immigrants and a deep fascination with “roots” of our people. See Ancestry.com
2) The Politco article writes that it was offensive to suggest the Surgeon General would feel at home with some co-ethnics. Well, this is exactly what whites learn in our “education camps,” when we are told that critical mass is necessary so that minorities don’t feel excluded. Finally, is telling a Jew that there are Jews nearby a micro-aggression? Telling a German that there are Germans in the community?
3)It sets a ridiculous standard for whites. Specifically, as a white, I get to listen to an Asian ask another Asian “where are you from. Texas? No, I mean where are you really from?” but the white person could never ask that because it would remind the Asian that he is…um, not white?
4) Is it a racial micro-aggression to ask a white person where they are from, as often happens?
Affirmative Action hire(IMHO, blatant oxymoronic newspeak”)vs. a “regular” hire?
Wait…WHAT?
(para)Preconceived as an inferior candidate for tenure.
Kinda’ like “Dear colleague…” is to be preconceived as an inferior candidate for “administrative”, and CERTAINLY criminal, justice, and Title IX (you know….um SPORTS!)is ALSO to be preconceived as an inferior candidate for CV academicredentializationshiphood? (Yes, I just made that word up-I’ll freely claim disingenuous “usage”)
I’ve seen this type of story occur at my university, too. The “opportunity” hires are brought in for exactly these reasons.
John, when are you going to blog about the recent fascination with racial “micro-aggressions?” As this article makes clear, now white Americans are no longer able to recognize any racial or ethnic difference.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/asian-americans-democrats-104763.html
1) I argue that this is actually racist against white Americans. It ignores America’s long history as a county of immigrants and a deep fascination with “roots” of our people. See Ancestry.com
2) The Politco article writes that it was offensive to suggest the Surgeon General would feel at home with some co-ethnics. Well, this is exactly what whites learn in our “education camps,” when we are told that critical mass is necessary so that minorities don’t feel excluded. Finally, is telling a Jew that there are Jews nearby a micro-aggression? Telling a German that there are Germans in the community?
3)It sets a ridiculous standard for whites. Specifically, as a white, I get to listen to an Asian ask another Asian “where are you from. Texas? No, I mean where are you really from?” but the white person could never ask that because it would remind the Asian that he is…um, not white?
4) Is it a racial micro-aggression to ask a white person where they are from, as often happens?