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Somehow we’re supposed to believe that there’s no white supremacy, that mathematics simply lives in a platonic ideal world where it doesn’t matter that so few A
by dls2016 5y ago
Somehow we’re supposed to believe that there’s no white supremacy, that mathematics simply lives in a platonic ideal world where it doesn’t matter that so few African America mathematics phds are awarded each year, for instance.
- andrewprock 5y agoYou are confusing racism in the world e.g. our education system, which exists and is quite impactful, with racism in mathematics, which is not at all a well defined concept. If you told me that math education professionals were a fundamental cornerstone of an oppressive culture, I would sign on immediately. But you have to be aware that it is exactly that cadre of professionals that are offering up the recommended changes.