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- From: Terry.Parks@launchpad.unc.edu (Terry Parks)
- Subject: Re: Racist/Sexist Role Models
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- >>>Although I don't think anyone has as a goal to equate the percentage of black
- >>>engineers to thier percentage of the population. Rather, it is just to increase
- >>>the percentage
- >
- >TP>Why? What are the excuses for such overt racism?
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- >I fail to see how expressing a desire to increase the number of black engineers
- >is overt racism. Please explain yourself.
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- Increasing the number of black engineers by definition requires racial
- discrimination. Engaging in racial discrimination is by definition racism.
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