Seattle Schools Teaching Math Is Racist

[Chernoslavia]

Some unconscious biases aren't harmful.

Indeed. I have an unconscious bias against the English and that's actually very good.

What sort of bias?

[Sovaal]

The individual is the smallest minority possible.

That's a deep quote. What's the point?

What's the point of asking someone's ethnic/religious/sexual/etc background in regards to microagressions?

[Liriena]

Indeed. I have an unconscious bias against the English and that's actually very good.

What sort of bias?

Whenever I hear an English accent my hands say "devuelvan las Malvinas" in sign language. It's very annoying.

[Kowani]

No, that would be insane. Minorities experience them way more frequently.

Examples on the first, you're incorrect on the second.

That's a deep quote. What's the point?

How is it harmful or ''prejudice'' for someone to think that black people like fried chicken? Nope, it's called growing thicker skin.

You should’ve picked an example that wasn’t historically associated with racist caricatures.

[Chernoslavia]

I guess it does. I'm just saying micro aggressions don't matter.

I'm sure some do, but most don't. Asking someone their place of birth is an example of one that doesn't matter.

But if it's anything more serious or physical then would it still be considered micro?

[Pretty Much God]

No, that would be insane. Minorities experience them way more frequently.

Examples on the first, you're incorrect on the second.

That's a deep quote. What's the point?

How is it harmful or ''prejudice'' for someone to think that black people like fried chicken? Nope, it's called growing thicker skin.

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

[The Sherpa Empire]

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/new-course-outlines-prompt-conversations-about-identity-race-in-seattle-classrooms-even-in-math/

This article does not say the same thing as your thread title.

[Kowani]

How is it harmful or ''prejudice'' for someone to think that black people like fried chicken? Nope, it's called growing thicker skin.

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

Yes, microaggresions can be against white people. Nobody is arguing otherwise.

[Liriena]

How is it harmful or ''prejudice'' for someone to think that black people like fried chicken? Nope, it's called growing thicker skin.

You should’ve picked an example that wasn’t historically associated with racist caricatures.

Also, friendly reminder that the whole reason why they're called "microaggressions" is precisely because, individually, their harm is, y'know, "micro". The problem is that, when they're widespread, their effect becomes cumulative, both for the person that receives those microaggressions and for the wider society that naturalizes them.

[Liriena]

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/new-course-outlines-prompt-conversations-about-identity-race-in-seattle-classrooms-even-in-math/

This article does not say the same thing as your thread title.

Yeah, we've already established that the OP lied... which hasn't stopped a lot of posters from regurgitating the OP's lie.

[Pretty Much God]

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

Yes, microaggresions can be against white people. Nobody is arguing otherwise.

I wasn't arguing anything along those lines buddy

[Kowani]

You should’ve picked an example that wasn’t historically associated with racist caricatures.

Also, friendly reminder that the whole reason why they're called "microaggressions" is precisely because, individually, their harm is, y'know, "micro". The problem is that, when they're widespread, their effect becomes cumulative, both for the person that receives those microaggressions and for the wider society that naturalizes them.

Also, that.

Yes, microaggresions can be against white people. Nobody is arguing otherwise.

I wasn't arguing anything along those lines buddy

Then why bring it up?

[Chernoslavia]

How is it harmful or ''prejudice'' for someone to think that black people like fried chicken? Nope, it's called growing thicker skin.

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

[New haven america]

What sort of bias?

Whenever I hear an English accent my hands say "devuelvan las Malvinas" in sign language. It's very annoying.

I didn't expect Liri to be one to follow Kirchner's lead...

[LiberNovusAmericae]

I'm sure some do, but most don't. Asking someone their place of birth is an example of one that doesn't matter.

That's... kind of the whole point behind calling them "micro"? That they don't have a huge effect individually, but rather cumulatively?

A well-meaning acquaintance making a mildly annoying comment won't ruin your life... but combine that with hundreds, if not thousands of similar comments ever year, and it starts to take its toll, even subconsciously.

Micro as in they don't matter. I see people shrug them off all of the time. Leftist intellectuals and sociologists just love to use them to see racism where there is none. With the Grievance studies affair, I question how unbiased much of the research is.

[Kowani]

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful
Me: Brings up actual psychological evidence of harm
Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful

Argumentation, 100.

[Bear Stearns]

Very easily. Unconscious biases, microaggressions, etc. are pretty common. Though I'm not quite sure why you thought that question to be relevant here.

Some unconscious biases aren't harmful. And microaggressions don't matter.

Yeah. When I a see a group of five "Canadian" teenagers approaching me on the subway at night my unconscious biases tell me I'm gonna be just fine

[Risottia]

"exploring math's roots "in the ancient histories of people and empires of color." "

Yeah, I totally see how the Great Zimbabwe developed the Zermelo-Fraenkel, and Al-Kwarizmi and Euclid were totally, like, non-white. That's the point of maths, talking about what race (which doesn't exist, but hey, this is Murica we don't need no steenkin biology) did this and who did that, and not how to use maths.

[The Sherpa Empire]

What about whites thinking water is spicy? Them CAUCASIANS can't HANDLE spicy foods, right?

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

I am white with some African admixture and I like fried chicken with nice mild seasoning.

[New haven america]

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful
Me: Brings up actual psychological evidence of harm
Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful

Argumentation, 100.

Feelings and Opinions>Facts

Unless gun rights are involved, for some reason.

[LiberNovusAmericae]

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful
Me: Brings up actual psychological evidence of harm
Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful

Argumentation, 100.

Your source was behind a paywall btw.

[Liriena]

Whenever I hear an English accent my hands say "devuelvan las Malvinas" in sign language. It's very annoying.

I didn't expect Liri to be one to follow Kirchner's lead...

I've realized that one cannot escape Peronism's gravitational pull. We're all Peronists.

[Chernoslavia]

Same thing, who cares? It's stupid but it's not oppressive or harmful. Every culture or society has unconscious biases.

Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful
Me: Brings up actual psychological evidence of harm
Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful

Argumentation, 100.

I said SOME aren't harmful. Thinking black people in general like certain kinds of food isn't really harmful to anyone.

[Liriena]

That's... kind of the whole point behind calling them "micro"? That they don't have a huge effect individually, but rather cumulatively?

A well-meaning acquaintance making a mildly annoying comment won't ruin your life... but combine that with hundreds, if not thousands of similar comments ever year, and it starts to take its toll, even subconsciously.

Micro as in they don't matter. I see people shrug them off all of the time.

Congrats on having positive anecdotes about microaggressions.

Leftist intellectuals and sociologists just love to use them to see racism where there is none.

Ah, yes, the good old "if I don't see this problem in my daily life then leftist intellectuals and sociologists made it up because they have a racism fetish".

Now that's what I call a bulletproof excuse for being obstinately incurious.

[Kowani]

Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful
Me: Brings up actual psychological evidence of harm
Chernoslavia: It’s not harmful

Argumentation, 100.

Your source was behind a paywall btw.

Same Source, different site.