tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post8609944033094863198..comments2024-03-21T01:01:49.406-04:00Comments on The Phantom Soapbox: Racism at Harvard A-OK!The Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-41321835059581062022019-10-05T05:25:08.196-04:002019-10-05T05:25:08.196-04:00You do realize, of course, that the judge in this ...You do realize, of course, that the judge in this case was appointed by Obama. Thus the (foregone) decision.Aldomeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639309360671666158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-1691278841218186962019-10-03T18:24:35.352-04:002019-10-03T18:24:35.352-04:00Zsuzsa said: "As far as I can tell, these all...Zsuzsa said: "As far as I can tell, these alleged "benefits" are pretty much just an article of faith."<br /><br />They certainly react like the most doctrinaire of old Victorian ladies when anyone questions their faith in "Diversity!!!" This irony is certaily lost on them as well. ~:DThe Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-32876184365150255862019-10-03T16:26:29.789-04:002019-10-03T16:26:29.789-04:00"When the "college admissions" scan..."When the "college admissions" scandal broke out, it seemed pretty clear that the crime of Huffman, Loughlin, etc. wasn't that they'd bribed their kids way into college but that they bribed the wrong people."<br /><br />Not only that, but they were guilty of being the wrong sort of people as well. There's a class system, and faded D-list actors are fairly low in the hierarchy*. They're guilty of not keeping their place.<br /><br /><br />*Redstate Biblethumpers are considered to be uncouth barbarians and violent savages.<br /> Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-86963877516660321972019-10-03T11:19:36.638-04:002019-10-03T11:19:36.638-04:00the benefits that flow from that diversity will fo...<i>the benefits that flow from that diversity will foster the tolerance, acceptance and understanding</i><br /><br />As far as I can tell, these alleged "benefits" are pretty much just an article of faith. Of course kids learn better in a diverse environment because we can't bear the thought that it might be otherwise.<br /><br />In reality, diversity seems to be a neutral factor at best. There are benefits and drawbacks to it, just like there are benefits and drawbacks to a more homogeneous environment. It's not a bad thing, but it doesn't seem to be something worth violating the law to seek out.<br /><br />Joe,<br /><br />When the "college admissions" scandal broke out, it seemed pretty clear that the crime of Huffman, Loughlin, etc. wasn't that they'd bribed their kids way into college but that they bribed the wrong people.Zsuzsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-64603003699521592332019-10-02T19:22:17.263-04:002019-10-02T19:22:17.263-04:00I wonder if Harvard is actually admitting actual m...I wonder if Harvard is actually admitting actual minority students according to those guidelines.<br />In an odd way, I suspect they're using affirmative action as a shield to block kids with actual academic merit, meanwhile stretching and twisting the standards to admit the children of the connected and powerful.<br />Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.com