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A ton of stuff that is considered racist is actually treating people the same and some people didn't want equality, they wanted superiority.
No, a professor correcting grammar and spelling of anyone, black, white or anything in between, is not racist. If the professor used different standards for grammar and spelling according to the race of the student, then yes, that would be racist. For example, if a professor DID NOT red pen the capitalizing the word "indigenous" when not appearing as first word in a sentence, and chose not to because of the student's race, then yes, that would be racist. It is incorrect grammar, and there is nothing wrong with marking it incorrect, else how is the student supposed to learn what is correct?
Did he also correct the grammer and spelling of illiterate white or Asian students in the class? If so, he was not "racist", he is simply treating everyone equally. No one should get a special pass for stupidity based on their race.
I would like to see the papers that were "corrected".
The linked story takes a 2 month old story and totally misses they primary issue of the protest and focuses on a statement made by the professor, but not necessarily an issue for those who protested.
Former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno headed the investigative report, which the university released to administrators and faculty Oct. 18. The report held that UCLA policies do not deter incidents of racial discrimination and bias on campus, since the majority of incidents evaluated in the report were addressed with informal processes instead of official investigations. To combat the problem, the report recommended that UCLA appoint a discrimination officer to work with the Academic Senate and make sure UCLA’s policies and procedures for incidents of racial discrimination are reviewed, reformed and enforced. A discrimination officer has not been appointed yet, though the university is searching for a person to fill the position.
I won't deny that there are too many threads about "what's wrong with the black race" but I don't see any such thing here. The OP posted a quote and then a single simple question:
I don't see anything about racial inferiority or superiority in those 8 words. If it's there, it's solely in your imagination, not in his post.
The problem with the question is that it's not pertinent.
The question isn't, "Is it racist to correct the grammar of black students?" The question is, "Did the professor treat black students differently than other students?" The complaint about grammar is not that the professor corrected the bad grammar, the complaint is that the professor applied different standards when correcting the grammar of one group of students as compared to a different group of students.
The accusation was made, however no proof was proffered that the professor applied different standards, because none of the professor's corrections of other groups was shown.
The problem with the question is that it's not pertinent.
The question isn't, "Is it racist to correct the grammar of black students?" The question is, "Did the professor treat black students differently than other students?" The complaint about grammar is not that the professor corrected the bad grammar, the complaint is that the professor applied different standards when correcting the grammar of one group of students as compared to a different group of students.
The accusation was made, however no proof was proffered that the professor applied different standards, because none of the professor's corrections of other groups was shown.
Assuming for the sake of argument that the question is not pertinent, can you read an agenda of racial inferiority/superiority into the OP's question then? I can't.
Maybe this is why so many of them come across as uneducated. It's not politically correct to correct them.
By whose standard or criteria? No one should have to emulate anyone else's variant of english [which is always different according to the region] to qualify as 'educated' or to appease your lack of life experience.
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