Re:Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
by hackinthebochs on Sunday December 04, 2011 @02:19AM
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>The assumption that people of a certain race are defined by the same experiences is exactly racism
That's not what's being implied, nor is that implication racist. What's implied is that people of a similar ethnicity who have similar profiles on a college application probably have a similar backgrounds. This is both logical and entirely not racist.
In this case, the assumption is that asian are a homogenous group, and that having a class full of asians in necessarily not diverse. That's in line with the "violin playing automatons" perception of asian students.
Why is it not possible to have diversity of experience without artificially restricting access by race. The assumption that people of a certain race are defined by the same experiences is exactly racism.