http://wesleyanargus.com/2009/05/05/a-response-to-hateful-language/ Twice-weekly student newspaper of Wesleyan University in Middletown. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:35:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://wesleyanargus.com/2009/05/05/a-response-to-hateful-language/comment-page-1/#comment-9905 Alumnus '08 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:37:29 +0000 http://wesleyanargus.com/?p=9784#comment-9905 I don't mean to be insensitive, but why does an anonymous comment by a cowardly internet troll necessitate a Wespeak? You have every right to be dismayed, Melanie, but if you allow morons to control you (and by writing this lengthy and needless Wespeak, you have), then the morons have won. One other point: You cite Lani Guinier's claim that talent is distributed in all groups. If you truly believe this statement, then why shouldn't the University's hiring process should based on 'talent' alone, not talent + color? By advocating racial discrimination, you've betrayed the very ideal you're seeking to defend. And yes, Melanie, when a skin color is given a plus or minus, that *is* racial discrimination by definition. I don't mean to be insensitive, but why does an anonymous comment by a cowardly internet troll necessitate a Wespeak? You have every right to be dismayed, Melanie, but if you allow morons to control you (and by writing this lengthy and needless Wespeak, you have), then the morons have won. One other point: You cite Lani Guinier's claim that talent is distributed in all groups. If you truly believe this statement, then why shouldn't the University's hiring process should based on 'talent' alone, not talent + color? By advocating racial discrimination, you've betrayed the very ideal you're seeking to defend. And yes, Melanie, when a skin color is given a plus or minus, that *is* racial discrimination by definition.

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