Reflections on ‘Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby’
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/columnists/affirmative-action-stephen-carter.html
An early critic of groupthink, Carter warned against “the idea that Black people who gain positions of authority or influence are vested a special responsibility to articulate the presumed views of other people who are Black — in effect, to think and act and speak in a particular way, the Black way — and that there is something peculiar about Black people who insist on doing anything else.”
In the past, such ideas might have been seen as “frankly racist,” Carter noted. “Now, however, they are almost a gospel for people who want to show their commitment to equality.” This belies the reality that Black people, he said, “fairly sparkle with diversity of outlook.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/columnists/affirmative-action-stephen-carter.html
An early critic of groupthink, Carter warned against “the idea that Black people who gain positions of authority or influence are vested a special responsibility to articulate the presumed views of other people who are Black — in effect, to think and act and speak in a particular way, the Black way — and that there is something peculiar about Black people who insist on doing anything else.”
In the past, such ideas might have been seen as “frankly racist,” Carter noted. “Now, however, they are almost a gospel for people who want to show their commitment to equality.” This belies the reality that Black people, he said, “fairly sparkle with diversity of outlook.”
Related:
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2023/04/standardized-tests-and-meritocracy.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2022/09/merit-based-education.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2022/04/college-admissions-controversies.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-case-for-meritocracy-in-higher.html