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Andrey Markov (markov@gs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2017 07:25:10 UTC Andrey Markov

Prof: Algebra, Geometry Perpetuate White Privilege https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10005 #lefty #nuttery #theEndIsNigh
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1. Prof: Algebra, geometry perpetuate white privilege
  
  from Campus Reform
  
  A University of Illinois math professor argues in a new book that algebra and geometry skills perpetuate “unearned privilege” among whites.
- Hallå Kitteh repeated this.
- Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2017 08:03:59 UTC Hallå Kitteh
  in reply to
  
  @markov
  
  As Mao remarked (paraphrased) on the choice of Latin letters for pinyin:
  
  "[because the Latin alphabet is derived from the Greek alphabet, which, in turn came from Phoenician and Egyptian, there is as much shame attached to using the Latin alphabet as there is in using Arabic numerals and the conventional mathematical symbols, regardless of their point of origin]"
  
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