Word: racism
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Because of the belief that Asians have attained economic and academic success in the United States, many assume that Asians do not have to deal with the racism that negatively impacts “real” minorities. Besides being a dangerous over-generalization, this misperception obscures the actuality of Asian American experiences. While the accomplishments of some Asian Americans are very visible in this society, the challenges and the discrimination that confront the minority remain unnoticed. They are an invisible minority...
Most would agree with the intent of Law School students who wish to create an academic community free of racism, harassment, and prejudice. One would certainly expect those individuals who have chosen the law as their livelihood to be champions of an egalitarian society—both within the ivy walls and outside in the real world. But in their zeal to punish the behavior and actions of hateful people, they have begun to make speech, rather than actions, the enemy of their cause...
...Hentoff mused, “Let us suppose these codes were in place on every campus in the country. Would racism go away? Racism would go underground, in the dark, where it’s most comfortable.... But racist attitudes would still fester. The only way to deal with racism is to bring it out into the open—not to pretend it has been scared away...
...Pickering's nomination was defeated 10-9 by the Senate judiciary committee last year, making his renomination something of a surprise. Why would the Bush White House - the Republicans still stinging from charges of racism after Trent Lott's comments and subsequent resignation as majority leader - risk so much political capital on what could be a damaging nomination? One word: Respect...
...Some justified their stance by saying that one’s political ideology had less to do with personal identity than one’s race or sexual preference. It’s unfortunate that the language used to deny conservative students a diversity senator was so steeped in racism...