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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by webmaven on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:31AM (#23540333)
Classism may not be quite as "trendy" as racism or sexism right this minute, but I think you'll still find plenty of interest in the topic (and it's intersections with the others) on the left.
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by jjoonathan on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:42PM (#23541173)
Yes, but people judge actions, not intentions.
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by syshum on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:58AM (#23540688)
>>I think you'll still find plenty of interest in the topic (and it's intersections with the others) on the left.

Please provide examples because I am not aware of any.

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by sct202 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:19PM (#23540934)
Interest in the topic is what drove the popularity around books like Hillbilly Elegy and tons to articles in NYT and WaPo after the 2016 election about poor white people and what were the challenges that they were facing and motivations.
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by xyzzyz on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:46PM (#23541225)
You mean the ones which explained that the poor whites are actually privileged racists, who are too lazy to learn to code?
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by cycrutchfield on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:26PM (#23542421)
Ah yes, this is the level of insight in comments that I come to Hacker News for. Excellent work.
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by pelliphant on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:38AM (#23552693)
maybe the problem here is "american left" vs "other countries left".

In "other countries left" the left tag is defined by this topic (and this topic alone).

So, for someone not from america, your statement is a bit weird...

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