Should we perhaps stop aiming for diversity? ups to @IBJIYONGI http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2014/11/why-i-think-diversity-is-good-but-wrong.html … #EqualOpportunity @reneehlozek @OtherSociology
.@astrojohnjohn My upcoming post addresses this: diversity work of people of colour - women in particular- is vital @IBJIYONGI @reneehlozek
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@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek also distinction needs to be made btw welcoming elite immigrants & fair treatment of US raised -
@IBJIYONGI@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek Diversity scholarship is missing from discussions. Layman's definitions need to be replaced w/ theory -
@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek I'm interested to see the scholarship but I don't see that trigger feeling going away soon -
@IBJIYONGI@OtherSociology My upper admin doesn't know this scholarship. But they do know how to turn "diversity" into more white ppl -
@IBJIYONGI@OtherSociology No aspect of diversity in university discussions I've been in have anything to do with oppression of Black people -
@IBJIYONGI@OtherSociology Whatev word we settle on, key point of my post is that we need to attack racism to help ppl like me make progress
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@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek I have to say the word "diversity" has been ruined for me. It's a trigger now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek I think the word is no longer one we can safely use in this community because it's been abusedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek and I also think as I wrote that it's a side effect of a more fundamental goalThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@OtherSociology@astrojohnjohn@reneehlozek I hear "diversity" & think "oh it's a careerist!" Or "oh it's ppl w/only basic understanding."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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