American ideas about racism are influencing Europe

"One of the myths peddled by "anti-racists" is that every racial inequality is the direct product of structural racism.

If you overlook factors such as family breakdown, unhelpful attitudes towards education, and cultural barriers to social integration, then that's a big problem."


-- Rakib Ehsan

Decolonising universities? Remind me how any colonial power rules the unis because I can't see the hand of imperialism in the diktats of the underwater basket weaving students that make up the majority of NUS delegates.

More seriously, putting a degree from this uni on your CV is a good way to make sure you won't get hired by Tories, in the same way as ”deputy chairman of OUCA and 2:1 in PPE” will mean you're unlikely to get offered a job at the Morning Star. And that's before we consider the Equality Act 2010.

Not a bad piece. The one thing, well one of them at least, i've always found rather amusing (if depressing) about these crackpots and their theories is how they are inherently racist themselves. Believing that it is only caucasians who are capable of implementing this and carrying it out. We need only look at our dear user mgi and his err 'unique' theories on racism to see the crackpottery of it all. Never mind the grave injustice such theories peretrate on people who actually do live under oppressive 'systemically' and strucally racist societies. Such as Malaysia's and most of the African regimes. Not only do they try and, at best, soft peddle these instances or, at worst, deny their existence but comparing the notional 'racism' of the UK/US et al. to them is generally just silly.

My uni has just brought in a lecture this year for fresher's week called "Decolonising the Law School" .

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My uni has just brought in a lecture this year for fresher's week called "Decolonising the Law School" .

Ali G had nothing on them.

Oh dear. What country conquered the Law School?

Christ almighty...

Ali G had nothing on them.

Oh dear. What country conquered the Law School?

We should "De-Industrialise the Law School" too - and return to the halcyon days of arable farming and postriders.

Good idea, Comrade, it will help the Law School keep up with the Green New Money Pit Deal proposals.

I'm taking the piss a bit but then again, SOAS and Goldsmith's have both banned meat from their canteens so...

Christ alive.. Whats their unique reasoning behind this?

A mixture of militant veganism and the cLiMaTe eMeRgEnCy.

A mixture of militant veganism and the cLiMaTe eMeRgEnCy.

Christ alive.. Whats their unique reasoning behind this?

What's disturbing about this mentality is that there's no latitude for any personal choice, decision or even contemplation. It's an arrogance that doesn't grant their fellow students the respect to make up their own minds. It's an attitude that says "there is a right and there's a wrong". I think that we, as a society, have become much less accommodating and tolerant of differences of opinion. An example would be the way J K Rowling has been treated which is very disturbing. Quite honestly, this kind of polarisation is reminiscent of earlier periods of modern European history. It creates an atmosphere in which it's almost impossible to disagree with the official orthodoxy. The idea that Rowling is a bigot is obviously ridiculous; but if you look at feminist debates in the 80s and 90s; you had people like Camille Paglia. They disagreed with the official direction of the feminist movement - but they weren't bullied for their views or had to stomach endless calumny or contumely. (Rowling is being execrated as an apostate and this has all the hallmarks of a political discussion that has morphed into an unyielding faith/cult).

Honestly, it may only be canteen. But I find this behaviour very disturbing. The way that uni - and, I suppose, life - has become so polarised in recent times with very little room for shades, ironies, or subtleties, or personal choice. And, from my own experience, the difficult questions in life aren't quite a simple "yes" or "no" - but occupy the penumbra of "well it depends".

I think I can guess the reason behind this.

I used to read the Guardian, and every once-in-a-while, someone would moan about something a columnist or guest contributor had written that week. They would say: ".. oh my word! I can't believe that the guardianista has given voice to these awful opinions. This paper has caverned into the lowest abyss of right-wing hysteria... blah blah blah ...". And, I think the Paper would start getting nervous if enough people kicked such a fuss. If you're worried about circulation, this kind of thing must be annoying for editors. So, the paper might then only start accepting "safe" articles and opinions. And, gradually, over time; the Paper would have changed. It must be the same for the uni. You have a faction kicking up an awful fuss, and nobody else is saying anything - so little tweak here-and-there.

Indiana's department of education even has an agenda for 'radical math'.