No point in arguing with him. However, if someone wants to send the following message to him, I would appreciate it (I cant figure out how to post there):
Universities are full of ideas that push the limits. This is usually encouraged. For example, the notions that there is no objective truth in the world. That all truth must be viewed through lenses of race, gender, and class. etc.
This is part of the whole deconstructionist movement.
Many of these ideas are silly, but if they are well thought out, and make us rethink core assumptions, they are a welcome addition to the classroom.
What your student is doing is, in essence, deconstructing the civil rights movement. He is doing it through the thoeretical lense that individuals in a free world are best at solving racial issues, as opposed to government. The theory is not in itself wrong, but rather most people find it is utterly impractical. Perhaps the student should be commended for having the guts to tackle such an issue.
Great answer and thanks.
“Universities are full of ideas that push the limits.”
I was googling and found a similar question from a website from 1962:
“I need help. I have a student that thinks Negroes should be allowed to drink from the same drinking fountains as us. What should I do?”