Posted on 02/23/2017 12:50:22 AM PST by Hadean
The Writing Center at the University of Washington is telling students that expecting Americans to use proper grammar perpetuates racism.
A press release put out by the University of Washingtons Writing Center argues that there is no inherent standard of English, and that pressure to conform to proper American grammar standards perpetuate systems of racism.
Linguistic and writing research has shown clearly for many decades that there is no inherent standard of English, claims the writing centers statement. Language is constantly changing. These two facts make it very difficult to justify placing people in hierarchies or restricting opportunities and privileges because of the way people communicate in particular versions of English.
The universitys Writing Center Director, Dr. Asoa Inoue, suggests that racism has produced certain unfair standards in education.
It is a founding assumption that, if believed, one must act differently than we, the institution and its agents, have up to this point, Inoue claimed. While overt racism is usually easily identified, more elusive are microaggressions, forms of degradation which manifest on a subconscious and casual level. As the statement reads Racism is pervasive. It is in the systems, structures, rules, languages, expectations, and guidelines that make up our classes, school, and society.
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Warning: Don’t hire an English Major from the University of Washington!
All the “researchers” need to study is whether African-Americans change to “proper” grammar when talking to non-African-Americans. If that was true, what likely conclusions would “researchers” draw?
What he said.
This is idiocracy, but with a mean component behind it all.
Trump’s next EO should order the bulldozers to converge on UW.
Plain stupid.
When this gets around, all the alphabet networks will be hiring people you can’t understand — to show that they’re not racist.
Minimum standards and conventions developed to facilitatie communication and professional, scientific and financial teamwork (in other words, civilization) are not necessary.
Education today is a luney bin and I'm thisclose to quitting my teaching job...
ping
It’s racist to declare that reading books and studying and getting good grades is “actin’ white”.
You better be careful. Some gal with a flat chest and no hips will go into a fit if you use the word “curves”.
“Yo teach! I know what that is. I points the gun at the guy and demands all is money - and he supplies it!”
Everybody knows those are the “Gots” and “Gits” curves :0)
This will certainly increase employment opportunities for blacks.
The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain.
The Wash in Washington Hangs Washingly on Ebonics
Scotty, beam me back to 1900 or so, when eighth-graders were better educated than today’s college graduates. They turned out citizens; equipped to arrive at an informed conclusion, but not directed toward one in particular.
The education of future generations needs to be ripped out of the hands of those who demonstrably want a society of controllable robots.
By labeling any attempt to require any standards as racist they are actually keeping minorities in chains. It makes it impossible to rise above a certain level. I think that is the plan of the leftest. Use minorities as shock troops but to keep them from actually improving their lives.
Paging E.B. White!
And, so are race car drivers!
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