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...findings of these studies, Blacks, who have high levels of melanin, would be superior to whites. The purpose of the letter was not to endorse or encourage any kind of racial superiority as are the arguments presented in The Bell Curve. Ms. Clarke wanted all those who would quickly dismiss the theories regarding melanin to realize that they must treat the theories presented by Herrnstein and Murray in the same manner...
...campaign reminded her that "for all the anger out there, the vast majority of incumbents will get re-elected." As for Gingrich, she says, he is a good lesson in the perils of political under-estimation. "Just five years ago, he was a backbencher the Democrats thought they could dismiss as a gnat...
Kennedy is also clearly a man of little character. The trouble at Chappequidick, where he was responsible for the death of a young woman who was not his wife, is not easily forgotten by most people (though liberals, particularly those from Massachusetts, seem perfectly willing to dismiss it). His problems with, shall we say, personal discipline are legion...
...often, we immediately dismiss those ideas with which we strongly disagree, without reflecting on them or considering their merits. When we deal with unpopular statements in this manner, when we append the label "offensive" to any argument with which we don't want to grapple, we place free speech and liberal education in grave danger...
...that so offensive? As a Black student, I have to ask why Dean Epps, and not a multitude of other administrators, is depicted in this cartoon? On the surface, I could dismiss it as college students poking fun at the administration. Or, I might wonder if the artist unintentionally used Dean Epps in this sexual cartoon because of all the beliefs surrounding the sexual prowess of the Black male in American society. I could even suggest that, instead of it being a Freudian slip of the brush (pen), the Lampoon artists and the board blatantly used a racial stereotype, knowing...