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EDIT: Ignore this exchange. I misinterpreted the parent comment (see down below) > So let's try to avoid taking the most extreme headlines ever written about
by studentrob 10y ago
EDIT: Ignore this exchange. I misinterpreted the parent comment (see down below)
> So let's try to avoid taking the most extreme headlines ever written about modern China and painting all Chinese with a single stroke. The 1900s are over.
The article and headline seem balanced to me.
I find this accusation of racism common in response to articles critical of Chinese. Perhaps you misunderstand the text.
The implied word in the headline is some, not all,
"How an industry helps [some] Chinese students cheat their way into and through U.S. colleges"
Does that make it more clear? If not, then how, in your view, could this headline be rewritten to not be racist?
- ken47 10y agoThe fact that I was talking about a different topic aside, of course we don't expect the headlines to be balanced. The virtue of fairness is at odds with the financial benefits of controversial wording.
- studentrob 10y ago> The virtue of fairness is at odds with the financial benefits of controversial wording. Agreed. You said someone was "painting all Chinese with a single stroke". I don't see that. Which words specifically do you find controversial? Or, do you just dislike the premise of the article? In that case, if you could rewrite an article like this, how would you write it, generally speaking?
- MarkPNeyer 10y agoKen47's comment was in reply to another comment, not the article. The other comment said "cheating is just part of Chinese culture" and Ken47 was disagreeing.
- studentrob 10y agoOh gotcha. My bad, thanks. I read "extreme headlines" in the wrong way, but I see what he meant now, that the comment above was piecing together the worst headlines about China. Fair criticism.