Re:Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions [pdf]
by balls187 on Saturday April 25, 2020 @02:30PM
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> I'll teach my kids that skincolor doesn't matter and to NOT judge based on that ever.
And you'd be a fool to believe you are the first person to teach their kids that and expert it will solve problems.
You're belief in a color blind society actually perpetuates the problem--by ignoring injustices that have happened historically, and currently, to people of color.
I'm teaching my kids that sometimes life plays hard, especially since they are bi-racial. A person isn't defined by their race, but it is part of their identity, and they may have different experiences that should be valued and appreciated.
And you'd be a fool to believe you are the first person to teach their kids that and expert it will solve problems.
You're belief in a color blind society actually perpetuates the problem--by ignoring injustices that have happened historically, and currently, to people of color.
I'm teaching my kids that sometimes life plays hard, especially since they are bi-racial. A person isn't defined by their race, but it is part of their identity, and they may have different experiences that should be valued and appreciated.