3 ms·

Hergé never had any higher education. The argument is also questionable in general, because why bring up children segregated and then force "diversity" later? W

Hergé never had any higher education. The argument is also questionable in general, because why bring up children segregated and then force "diversity" later? Why don't people push for diversity in kindergartens? By the time someone is grown up they can already be a well developed racist. Also on that note there were certainly plenty of Jews around when Hergé grew up and still he stereotyped them with the typical antisemitic stereotypes of the time. Just because he had a Chinese friend doesn't mean he was any less racist for it. That's a misconception, that's exactly what the US gets terribly wrong these days. Diversity is almost like a religion over there, yet some of the most racist things I've heard were from people that went to those kinds of universities. Racist or not depends on the upbringing, the ideology one follows and generally if one subscribes to the pseudoscientific idea that there are separate human "races". What color people you know does not directly influence that. Else the world's racism could be cured by everyone knowing someone with a different skin color. South Africa is another sad example for how that doesn't work.

underlipton 3y ago
Your contrarianism and pessimism is contradicted plainly by TFA; it is a positive example of higher education playing a crucial role in bringing together people of disparate and diverse expertise and background, who otherwise likely would not have met. I assume that something about my comment has caused you discomfort, and in being unable to argue against its central holding, you've instead invoked several tangentially-related tropes as straw men. I invite you to instead introspect wrt what about my comment caused you such discomfort that you felt compelled to write your reactionary reply.
sangnoir 3y ago
> The argument is also questionable in general, because why bring up children segregated and then force "diversity" later? Are you claiming people who are pro-diversity (in adults) are also pro-child-segregation? Or just that they are indifferent to it? If it's the latter, isn't it analogous to asking "I see you're raising funds for a chemotherapy charity, but why aren't you raising awareness for frequent screening and early detection?"

underlipton 3y ago

Your contrarianism and pessimism is contradicted plainly by TFA; it is a positive example of higher education playing a crucial role in bringing together people of disparate and diverse expertise and background, who otherwise likely would not have met. I assume that something about my comment has caused you discomfort, and in being unable to argue against its central holding, you've instead invoked several tangentially-related tropes as straw men. I invite you to instead introspect wrt what about my comment caused you such discomfort that you felt compelled to write your reactionary reply.

sangnoir 3y ago

> The argument is also questionable in general, because why bring up children segregated and then force "diversity" later? Are you claiming people who are pro-diversity (in adults) are also pro-child-segregation? Or just that they are indifferent to it? If it's the latter, isn't it analogous to asking "I see you're raising funds for a chemotherapy charity, but why aren't you raising awareness for frequent screening and early detection?"