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The obvious bias against Asian kids that Mr. McWhorter points out is what makes me shake my head…that for the purposes of scoring ideological points, Asian kids don’t have sufficient “color” to count as “real minorities “. I know that this isn’t a novel point; it’s pretty banal at this point, but has there been any answer? What is the goal, after all? We tell people to “do what my ancestors did”: immigrate, work your ass off, encourage your kids to be excellent, they become doctors and lawyers… success, right? But for this one class of people, all the racist Antiracists pull a bait and switch. “NO! That path should be closed to you! You’re doing too well!! You’re truth is ruining my version of the fairy tale!”

This paradox seems to punch a hole in the boat of Wokeness.

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The University system is reacting to the realities of a problem not of their making, which is that the demographics of the students that are prepared for entrance at at an elite University don't match the demographics of the educational system as a whole. K-12 Education is consistently failing students of all colors, and trying to apply a corrective at the end of a 12 or 13 year process is too little, too late. That being said, this new change will almost certainly make things worse for students coming from the worst schools. But hey, it's easy to market as virtuous to those that don't want to get into the details.

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