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The labels aren't all that correct. "Libraries are racist" links to "library cataloging systems are racist". "Physics is racist" links to a paper trying to "i
by eesmith 3y ago
The labels aren't all that correct.
"Libraries are racist" links to "library cataloging systems are racist".
"Physics is racist" links to a paper trying to "identify and analyze whiteness as it shows up in an introductory physics classroom interaction".
"Math is racist" links to an article on "Is math education racist?"
"Majoring in IT is racist" links to an essay on structural racism in CS departments, and specifically on "how our undergraduate program is racist, despite being run by exceptionally progressive, anti-racist faculty, in a progressive, often radical city, Seattle."
"Quoting Beyoncé is racist" shows a Tweet with zero context. I can't figure out what it means.
"Capitalism is racist" links to an article by Christopher F. Rufo, "an American conservative activist[2][3] and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.[4] He is best known for his activism against critical race theory, which he says "has pervaded every aspect of the federal government" and poses "an existential threat to the United States" (quoting Wikipedia). From my readings of Rufo, I don't believe his interpretation of CRT at all. He does not quote anyone saying "Capitalism is racist". He writes that Khalil Muhammad says 'argued that the system of capitalism was founded on racism' but like I said, I don't trust Rufo's ability to summarize the argument correctly. (BTW, do you think AmEx invited Khalil Muhammad because he's the g'grandson of the founder of the Nation of Islam, or because he's a Harvard academic specializing on the relevant topic.)
"Food safety is racist" is because someone wearing latex glove was mis-interpreted as doing so to avoid touching orphans with HIV/AIDS rather than for food safety reasons.