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Soon after he left Ohio and returned to California, a black parent from Shaker Heights went on TV and called him an "academic Clarence Thomas." Perhaps part of
by hughprime 17y ago
Soon after he left Ohio and returned to California, a black parent from Shaker Heights went on TV and called him an "academic Clarence Thomas."
Perhaps part of these kids' problem is that they have parents who think that being compared to Clarence Thomas is an insult.
Such theorists often cite the 1994 publication of The Bell Curve, which argued that blacks are intellectually inferior to whites, as evidence that negative stereotyping of African Americans still exists.
I don't think any of the critics, nor the author of this article, have actually read The Bell Curve.
- tome 17y agoI wondered what that meant when I read it. Having discovered Clarence Thomas was a Supreme Court judge doesn't help either. What did the man do wrong?
- kobs 17y agoMaybe this? http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=clarence+thomas+uncle+tom http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=clarence+thomas+uncle+tom
- hughprime 17y agoHe dared to have political views which differed from those of the black establishment. Like Colin Powell and Condi Rice, if he was a Democrat he'd have a road in every town named after him.
- JabavuAdams 17y agoColin Powell is the guy who stood up at the UN, looked America in the eye, and sold them the lie. I can accept differing political views or party affiliations, but that man sold out his country. For shame!
- philwelch 17y agoClarence Thomas is conservative. He also allegedly sexually harassed a subordinate of his, Anita Hill, though the allegations were never substantiated. This was prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court.