petition has been started to have Baylor require freshmen to take a class on racism

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bearpreacher
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This has what to do with football?
ValhallaBear
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It will NEVER be enough

Lots to unpack in this comment on the petition

Doc Holliday
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The mob will accuse Baylor of racism if they don't comply.
Stranger
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In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
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PartyBear
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I praise Livingston for dragging Baylor out of the mid 20th century and into the 21st actually.
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Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
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Canada2017
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ValhallaBear said:

It will NEVER be enough

Lots to unpack in this comment on the petition




A class on racism...yet whites are singularly excluded from teaching it .


Perfect



whitetrash
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syme
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Good thing change.org is a joke and never actually provokes change.
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PartyBear said:

I praise Livingston for dragging Baylor out of the mid 20th century and into the 21st actually.
Amen. I hear it's going to be called, "Virtue Signaling 101."
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cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
cms186
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
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ABC BEAR
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Those courses are pretty much a waste of time. Starting with the assumption that the attendees aren't racially sensitive or tolerant until after they've taken the class is nonsense.
Jack and DP
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My views are on the paid side. Briefly, go over and above this. Baylor should spearhead a Texas Civil Rights museum in Waco.
Doc Holliday
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cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
Friscobear
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Sounds like an easy A.
bear2be2
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.

Judging solely from the posts here, I think the conclusion can be drawn that a class teaching a student body comprised primarily of sheltered white kids what white privilege is and is not would be a very good thing. There seems to be a great deal of confusion for many of you.

And whether you subscribe to that narrative or not, I'd argue that a thorough education on black history (not the white-washed **** we get in school) and other racial issues facing minority communities would be a welcome addition to a well-rounded college experience. Broadened horizons never hurt anyone and the uncomfortable/difficult conversations such a class would spawn might even shape/reshape some perspectives.
BaylorTaxman
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Sounds like the Chapel schedule is about to have a new addition.
Booray
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Friscobear said:

Sounds like an easy A.
The difficulty in these classes is how to grade them. Does one have to hold a certain opinion to get an A?
cms186
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
It takes a special kind of Snowflake to be "Offended" about Racial equality classes in the backdrop of current events

White Privilege is a fact, there are plenty of stats to back it up (Unemployment, Earnings, Crime etc.), it does not mean that being White is a crime, its aim is not to punish you for being White, it is not berating you for being White, its merely a reflection on the fact that the average White Person has a better lot in life than a Person of Colour

These classes do not assume you will be racist if you dont attend, I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.
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Booray said:

Friscobear said:

Sounds like an easy A.
The difficulty in these classes is how to grade them. Does one have to hold a certain opinion to get an A?
WacoKelly83
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This class should be taught in elementary school. Seems a little late to wait till college years.
Canada2017
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cms186 said:



I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.


Did your previous employer let you go because you were a clumsy idiot or you weren't a snowflake ?
Doc Holliday
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cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
It takes a special kind of Snowflake to be "Offended" about Racial equality classes in the backdrop of current events

White Privilege is a fact, there are plenty of stats to back it up (Unemployment, Earnings, Crime etc.), it does not mean that being White is a crime, its aim is not to punish you for being White, it is not berating you for being White, its merely a reflection on the fact that the average White Person has a better lot in life than a Person of Colour

These classes do not assume you will be racist if you dont attend, I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.
You're assuming that's what these classes will achieve and then declaring me sinister for not agreeing with it.

See, this is the kind of behavior I'm talking about. We're not in agreement of what this class will actually accomplish and teach.

I believe teaching kids about the concept of white privilege (which is what the description says) is not appropriate. I believe it's a 'class guilt' concept and will only further divide us.

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Booray said:

Friscobear said:

Sounds like an easy A.
The difficulty in these classes is how to grade them. Does one have to hold a certain opinion to get an A?

I would imagine these classes would be graded like any other in that you'd be judged on your knowledge and grasp of the material. A neo-Nazi can ace world history. That proof can also likely be found on this board.
Doc Holliday
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bear2be2 said:

Booray said:

Friscobear said:

Sounds like an easy A.
The difficulty in these classes is how to grade them. Does one have to hold a certain opinion to get an A?

I would imagine these classes would be graded like any other in that you'd be graded on your knowledge and grasp of the material. A neo-Nazi can ace world history. That proof can also likely be found on this board.
cms186
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Canada2017 said:

cms186 said:



I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.


Did your previous employer let you go because you were a clumsy idiot or you weren't a snowflake ?
neither, i resigned for a better job, sorry to ruin your zinger
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cms186
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
It takes a special kind of Snowflake to be "Offended" about Racial equality classes in the backdrop of current events

White Privilege is a fact, there are plenty of stats to back it up (Unemployment, Earnings, Crime etc.), it does not mean that being White is a crime, its aim is not to punish you for being White, it is not berating you for being White, its merely a reflection on the fact that the average White Person has a better lot in life than a Person of Colour

These classes do not assume you will be racist if you dont attend, I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.
You're assuming that's what these classes will achieve and then declaring me sinister for not agreeing with it.

See, this is the kind of behavior I'm talking about. We're not in agreement of what this class will actually accomplish and teach.

I believe teaching kids about the concept of white privilege (which is what the description says) is not appropriate. I believe it's a 'class guilt' concept and will only further divide us.
I assume its what they aim to achieve, whether or not thats what they will actually achieve is another thing

White Privilege is nort about imposing guilt on someone, its about seeing an unfair imbalance in the world, acknowledging it and working to make it better, not in way that punishes you for being White (because "Positive" Discrimination is still discrimination), but in a way that doesnt punish someone for not being White.
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Doc Holliday
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cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
It takes a special kind of Snowflake to be "Offended" about Racial equality classes in the backdrop of current events

White Privilege is a fact, there are plenty of stats to back it up (Unemployment, Earnings, Crime etc.), it does not mean that being White is a crime, its aim is not to punish you for being White, it is not berating you for being White, its merely a reflection on the fact that the average White Person has a better lot in life than a Person of Colour

These classes do not assume you will be racist if you dont attend, I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.
You're assuming that's what these classes will achieve and then declaring me sinister for not agreeing with it.

See, this is the kind of behavior I'm talking about. We're not in agreement of what this class will actually accomplish and teach.

I believe teaching kids about the concept of white privilege (which is what the description says) is not appropriate. I believe it's a 'class guilt' concept and will only further divide us.
I assume its what they aim to achieve, whether or not thats what they will actually achieve is another thing

White Privilege is nort about imposing guilt on someone, its about seeing an unfair imbalance in the world, acknowledging it and working to make it better, not in way that punishes you for being White (because "Positive" Discrimination is still discrimination), but in a way that doesnt punish someone for not being White.
I believe it will further divide us and make things worse.

We disagree,

Don't give me an emotional argument, give me your reasoning why my view is incorrect and why your's is right.
Johnny Bear
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Friscobear said:

Sounds like an easy A.

Also sounds like a complete waste of time in an effort to appease the totalitarian woke crowd. Welcome to re-education camp.
cms186
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:


I assume its what they aim to achieve, whether or not thats what they will actually achieve is another thing

White Privilege is nort about imposing guilt on someone, its about seeing an unfair imbalance in the world, acknowledging it and working to make it better, not in way that punishes you for being White (because "Positive" Discrimination is still discrimination), but in a way that doesnt punish someone for not being White.
I believe it will further divide us and make things worse.

We disagree,

Don't give me an emotional argument, give me your reasoning why my view is incorrect and why your's is right.
My Reasoning is simple, I will offer you statistics (from the UK) that show what i am saying is correct:

Employment
  • unemployment rates were significantly higher for ethnic minorities at 12.9 per cent compared with 6.3 per cent for White people
  • Black workers with degrees earn 23.1 per cent less on average than White workers
  • in Britain, significantly lower percentages of ethnic minorities (8.8 per cent) worked as managers, directors and senior officials, compared with White people (10.7 per cent) and this was particularly true for African or Caribbean or Black people (5.7 per cent) and those of mixed ethnicity (7.2 per cent)
  • Black people who leave school with A-levels typically get paid 14.3 per cent less than their White peers
Education
  • just 6 per cent of Black school leavers attended a Russell Group university, compared with 12 per cent of mixed and Asian school leavers and 11 per cent of White school leavers
  • Black Caribbean and Mixed White/Black Caribbean children have rates of permanent exclusion about three times that of the pupil population as a whole
Crime
  • rates of prosecution and sentencing for Black people were three times higher than for White people,18 per thousand population compared with six per thousand population for White people
  • for sentencing it was 13 per thousand population for Black people and five per thousand population for White people
  • in England and Wales ethnic minority children and adults are more likely to be a victim of homicide
  • the homicide rate for Black people was 30.5 per million population, 14.1 for Asian people and 8.9 for White people
  • White women are more at risk of domestic abuse than ethnic minority women, with 7.4 per cent reported being victims of abuse compared with 4.4 per cent of ethnic minority women
  • race hate crimes on Britain's railway networks have risen by 37 per cent
  • in England, 37.4 per cent of Black people and 44.8 per cent of Asian people felt unsafe being at home or around their local area, compared with 29.2 per cent of White people
Living standards
  • Pakistani or Bangladeshi and Black adults are more likely to live in substandard accommodation than White people
  • 30.9 per cent of Pakistani or Bangladeshi people live in overcrowded accommodation, while for Black people the figure is 26.8 per cent and for White people it is 8.3 per cent
  • if you are an ethnic minority person, you are still more likely to live in poverty. Our evidence shows that 35.7 per cent of ethnic minorities were more likely to live in poverty compared with 17.2 per cent of White people
  • in Scotland, ethnic minority households are more likely to experience overcrowding, with 11.8 per cent for ethnic minority households compared with 2.9 per cent for White households
Health and care
  • Black African women had a mortality rate four times higher than White women in the UK
  • there is a significant disproportionate number of ethnic minorities detained under mental health legislation in hospitals in England and Wales
  • Black African women were seven times more likely to be detained than White British women


Russel Group Universities are a collection of 24 of the elite universities in England and include Oxford and Cambridge), A-Levels are higher education levels which you study for between the ages of 16-18, before you go to University, they are voluntary.
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cms186
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Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Doc Holliday said:

cms186 said:

Stranger said:

In her latest manifesto, Linda Livingstone basically proposed such action. Baylor will sell its soul to be politically correct.
Educating people about Racism is selling its soul? :/
When the class berates you for being white, yes.
right and these classes have said they will berate you for being White?
A class that discusses white privilege is extremely offensive to white people who don't buy into that narrative.

Assuming students will be racist or have racial issues without this mandatory course is offensive.
It takes a special kind of Snowflake to be "Offended" about Racial equality classes in the backdrop of current events

White Privilege is a fact, there are plenty of stats to back it up (Unemployment, Earnings, Crime etc.), it does not mean that being White is a crime, its aim is not to punish you for being White, it is not berating you for being White, its merely a reflection on the fact that the average White Person has a better lot in life than a Person of Colour

These classes do not assume you will be racist if you dont attend, I attended Health and Safety courses in a previous job, I didnt get offended that my employers thought i was a clumsy idiot who would hurt myself without them, but then again, I'm not a Snowflake.
You're assuming that's what these classes will achieve and then declaring me sinister for not agreeing with it.

See, this is the kind of behavior I'm talking about. We're not in agreement of what this class will actually accomplish and teach.

I believe teaching kids about the concept of white privilege (which is what the description says) is not appropriate. I believe it's a 'class guilt' concept and will only further divide us.
I assume its what they aim to achieve, whether or not thats what they will actually achieve is another thing

White Privilege is nort about imposing guilt on someone, its about seeing an unfair imbalance in the world, acknowledging it and working to make it better, not in way that punishes you for being White (because "Positive" Discrimination is still discrimination), but in a way that doesnt punish someone for not being White.
I believe it will further divide us and make things worse.

We disagree,

Don't give me an emotional argument, give me your reasoning why my view is incorrect and why your's is right.
If you'd prefer Statistics from the US (understandable, this is a discussion about events in the US), this list seems fairly persuasive and includes citations: https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-racial-discrimination
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ValhallaBear
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Maybe it would also be a good idea to do a mixed class.

After the 'white privilege' portion, the African American students could be educated about the engineering that went into the buildings they will be learning and living in, the mechanics of the running water they will drink and bathe with, the properties of the air conditioning that will keep them cool during the Texas heat, the engineering of the paved roads they will drive on - and the science behind the automobiles they drive, the people behind the STEM classes they will be learning about, etc etc.
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