[GSlob]

Why is there an ethnic studies department? Isn't anthropology enough?

[george76]

This should not be a whole department.

A most, a one semester class.

IMO.

[randog]

Why is there an ethnic studies department?

Because calling it "Anti-Caucasian Studies and Activism" would have been too obvious.

[Dumb_Ox]

Why is there an ethnic studies department? Isn't anthropology enough?

Anthropologists don't pander to their students enough, nor do they stroke minority activists and their guilt-feeling white patrons.

[osideplanner]

Ethnic studies is for kids who thimk there parents didn't tell them enough about themselves and why they left some other country to come to the evil US.

It's to aloleviate the guilt felt by liberals who need to have relief from the feeling that the US gets away with all the evil.

And lastly, it provides a carre of teaching ethnic studies to subsequent classes so that future generations will be able to experience the angst.

[Calvin Locke]

"He takes away from the value of our degree."

Yeah, right. The *only* value is to that of racists, feel good education, and similar government jobs programs.

Real anthropologists probably wouldn't have any thing to do with these students.

They'll be more comfortable in the Sociology/Education departments where they can continue to study
how to screw up society, culture, and real peoples' lives without being held accountable or responsible.