Posted on 07/07/2020 8:16:29 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
A Black Lives Matter-supporting teacher took to Twitter to assert that 2+2 only = 4 because of “western imperialism.”
Yes, really.
Brittany Marshall’s tweet went viral after she claimed during the course of a discussion about racism, “Nope the idea of 2 + 2 equaling 4 is cultural and because of western imperialism/colonization, we think of it as the only way of knowing.”
Marshall, who includes her pronouns in her bio, lists her occupation as “teacher, scholar, social justice change agent” and apparently is studying for a PhD at Rutgers.
Her bizarre statement is yet another example of Intersectionality, the pseudo-intellectual garbage feminist notion taught in all major universities that racism and sexism are prevalent throughout all areas of society and are intertwined.
In this case, Marshall appears to be arguing that maths itself is racist, an argument that has been made by numerous social justice warriors down the years, some of whom question why ‘Western Math’ is in common use and not other methods such as the way Aborigines count (maybe because we’re western and not Aborigine).
The notion that 2+2 might not = 4 is of course lifted from George Orwell’s 1984, when the one party state was able to torture dissidents into believing it could equal 5. Respondents to the tweet expressed their varied opinions.
“Unfortunately it’s nothing new,” remarked one. “There are videos circulating showing black students promoting to stop science because it represents white supremacy. They would prefer magic and voodoo.”
“Scary thing is, this person is a teacher probably preaching the same nonsense to our children,” said another.
Some people build cathedrals.
Some people build mud huts.
2+2=4
Well, they are "White" too I guess so their stupid point still stands.
Proving once again that the double digit IQs want the Universe to be as they want it not as it is. Hank Johnson school of science, looks like.
she’s using the Black Lies Matter math. Two Riots plus Two Murders equals $20 MILLION in donations from Nike, Amazon, Walmart, etc.
Now, you can see the logic of her argument, 2 + 2 could equal to any amount. Only white people think that it adds up to just 4.
If you think 2 + 2 does not equal 4, building a mud hut will be a challenge!
I don’t think a depth of understanding history is BLM’s strong suit.
“Winston-how many fingers am I holding up?”
It’s almost as if these people really want to keep black people stupid, and at a disadvantage.
“Some people build cathedrals.
Some people build mud huts.
2+2=4”
I went to Kenya, and actually the “mud hut” was mostly a misnomer. The houses were built from cow dung.
I bet she uses “western math” when she cashes her paycheck.
Why are these low IQ people teaching white kids with their racism. Where is this so called dept of education?
Dam* I’m fed up.
Well, they have a point. 2+2=4 is just, like, your opinion, man.
I can’t say what i am thinking. What a waste of oxygen.
Math is the most logical of the disciplines, the inability to grasp simple math.... There seems to be an ellipsis here somewhere.
It’s a variation on the ‘Curley Effect’.
Driving out productive people and relying on welfare recipients to expand political power. A known side effect of crude democracy.
I thought it was the Arabs.
It's their fault that the symbol "4" is in the fourth place in the sequence.
2+2 should equal "5," if that means that 2+3 equals "4."
The sequence would have been 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6... if only the Arabs hadn't gotten to it first!
-PJ
I guess the witch can also charge “Western” math for appropriating the zero from India.
Unless it is an employee calculating a pay check, then 2 + 2 = 3.
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