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What is wrong with a homogeneous student body? Forced diversity is AS racist as discrimination against blacks.

tacomonstrous 10y ago
No, it's not. It's not even in the same universe as discrimination against blacks. I understand that the Asian-American community is a good totem for you to rally your attitudes around, but as a member of it, I'd be happier if you left us out of this hateful rhetoric.
pm90 10y ago
I believe the argument is that diversity promotes creativity and makes students more open minded, since they are exposed to people (and cultures) very different from their own. Having attended both US and Indian universities, I have to say I loved the diversity at the US university; loved the opportunity to know, understand and work with people from all over the world and get to know about them and their way of life.
abiox 10y ago
> Forced diversity is AS racist as discrimination against blacks. for which definition of racist?
CapitalistCartr 10y ago
Eisenhower federalizing the Arkansas National Guard to compel a public school to accept 9 black students was "forced diversity". Every step we've made against racism has been "forced diversity". Denying people the right to intimidate, even murder minorities to keep "a homogeneous student body" is "forced diversity". What it is not is racism. This is the heart and soul of why we no longer tolerate "a homogeneous student body". Because we know how that plays out.
metaphorm 10y ago
> What is wrong with a homogeneous student body? the same thing that's wrong with homogeneous anything: too focused on fitting existing patterns, and not very good at adapting to new situations.
FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
One of the primary criteria I had in choosing which university to attend was one where i could interact with the types of people i never met before... people from different nations, ethnicities, religions, etc. A homogenous area like the one i grew up in has very homogenous thinking and anything outside of it was considered taboo. That's ahat eventually happens when you don't havr diversity.

No, it's not. It's not even in the same universe as discrimination against blacks. I understand that the Asian-American community is a good totem for you to rally your attitudes around, but as a member of it, I'd be happier if you left us out of this hateful rhetoric.

pm90 10y ago

I believe the argument is that diversity promotes creativity and makes students more open minded, since they are exposed to people (and cultures) very different from their own. Having attended both US and Indian universities, I have to say I loved the diversity at the US university; loved the opportunity to know, understand and work with people from all over the world and get to know about them and their way of life.

abiox 10y ago

> Forced diversity is AS racist as discrimination against blacks. for which definition of racist?

CapitalistCartr 10y ago

Eisenhower federalizing the Arkansas National Guard to compel a public school to accept 9 black students was "forced diversity". Every step we've made against racism has been "forced diversity". Denying people the right to intimidate, even murder minorities to keep "a homogeneous student body" is "forced diversity". What it is not is racism. This is the heart and soul of why we no longer tolerate "a homogeneous student body". Because we know how that plays out.

metaphorm 10y ago

> What is wrong with a homogeneous student body? the same thing that's wrong with homogeneous anything: too focused on fitting existing patterns, and not very good at adapting to new situations.

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago

One of the primary criteria I had in choosing which university to attend was one where i could interact with the types of people i never met before... people from different nations, ethnicities, religions, etc. A homogenous area like the one i grew up in has very homogenous thinking and anything outside of it was considered taboo. That's ahat eventually happens when you don't havr diversity.