[337] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Affirmative Action
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wally)
Mon Apr 30 11:46:41 2001
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:49:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Wally <wally@sub-zero.mit.edu>
To: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
cc: justin nelson <jmnelson@MIT.EDU>, Michael E Rolish <merolish@MIT.EDU>,
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> Classism, is alive and well in the US as it has been since at least
> colonization. Classism may have predominated your experience, but in
> the US, racism keeps "class" status correlated with racial background.
There was no goddamned US before colonization.
There was classism 'hampering people's ability to get ahead' thousands of
years ago.
Classism isn't fun to talk about because the word 'classism' always sounds
half-baked -- like 'narcissism'. Impossible to speak either word and not
sound as if you've been stuck in the fridge for ten minutes.
THEREFORE, I propose that we talk about a new topic!
RACIAL SENSITIVITY (which has a nice mix of consonants). I think being
insensitive is (sometimes) a good way to get people to open up and break
down barriers. But I'm a 'privileged white boy', what do I know?
W.
