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I think it's the white's people free market capitalist system that is imposed via math. Money and quantities of it are involved? The "Jane buys 10 products at costprice..." kinds of problems. To which also the whites get exposed though.

I actually think the argument that mathematics is somehow rooted in "white supremacist culture" (as the article claims) falls apart when you realize that Asians on average tend to have better math skills than whites. As someone from California, I wince that they are trying to take calculus out of the curriculum because it somehow causes some students to feel "naturally better/worse" at math. Ironic that this policy comes from a liberal California, where achievement gaps for Black, Latino and low-income students are the widest in the nation.

As Tom Loveless said, “The way you get social justice in mathematics is to teach the kids math...not by dressing up mathematics in social justice.”

Granted, there were plenty of mathematicians who were racist (R. L. Moore), and of course departments should do their best to counteract racism by faculty, other students, etc so those who have ability or work hard can succeed

Math is mainly white. The number of white mathematicians vs. black mathematicians doesn't reflect the true ratio. Same for physicists.

I do not observe math as being racist. "It" is an open source programming language for the Universe. Anyone can access "it", as there are no barriers to entry. You can even create your own open source math(s)!

This is like asking if JavaScript or Python are racist! Of course they're not, they're tools. Just like math. Math is a tool. Users of math can be racist, yes. But not math "itself".

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2 + 2 = white? Nope. — whollyrolling

2+2=4 is an invention made by white folks. That's why the number of white mathematicians is relatively much higher than the number of black mathematicians. Black people see the madness of 2+2=4, or integrals in general.

How a tool is used can be "racist" (or some other exploitative/discriminatory "x–ist") like for instance financial redlining, not the mere tool itself. :roll:

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The tool itself is a white invention. Neil deGrasse is a deserter.

I'm interested in learning more about what you mean. How is a "tool", a white invention? Please be specific.

The tool itself is a white invention — Hillary

Even if that's true, your claim suggests a genetic fallacy ... Big whup, Your Wokeness.

Just look at the history of math. Mainly white folks.

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Genetic fallacy. — 180 Proof

Might be, but Gauss, Hamilton, Lorenz, Lagrange, Cauchy, etc. Were white, if I remember correctly. Where are the blacks? And why there is a relative small number at university? I'm not saying they are not able.

How racist is that statement.. — whollyrolling

It's a fact.

This caught my eye.

The Vancouver, Washington, school board director moved to dramatically alter advanced classes because too many white kids were enrolled. He would force the higher achievers into classrooms with underachievers to meet the district's equity commitment.

I wonder how many black, Latin, or mixed race kids got screwed over there. And how many low achievers improved.
I don't think that it should be considered discriminatory if the kids that are not doing well in school, many of them for the same reasons, are all put together so that highly trained teacher can work on a single learning level to raise their achievements to a higher standard.

Kids need to be taught at their level of learning, not some sitting in an office talking bullshit minister's single level of learning ideas. Every kid has his/her own special needs, and they don't get met by over stuffing classrooms with overworked, badly equipped teachers working under some idiots ideas of fairness.
Working in a classroom that contains many people with different needs is nearly impossible. You end up with everyone except the very high achievers going down.

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Just look at the history of math. Mainly white folks. — Hillary

Just look at the true history of numbers, not many of the numbers came from white peoples languages.

https://education.casio.co.uk/blog/a-brief-history-of-numbers

The facts don't lie.

Just look at the true history of numbers — Sir2u

"Thee true history of numbers,"? As if such exists...

As if such exists? — Hillary

You don't think god gave us numbers do you?

Now I am considered racist, while it's white supremacy enforcing math at our schools.

You can't be that stupid. Go troll somewhere else.

You don't think god gave us numbers do you? — Sir2u

How so? God doesn't exist.

Troll somewhere else. — 180 Proof

Is that all you got?

Jesus, 10 replies in one minute! Touchy subject. How can that be...? Personal assault?

Now I am considered racist, while it's white supremacy enforcing math at our schools. — Hillary

Common sense is enforcing math in school, if you cannot use math adequately you are useless to society, so you have math in schools.

The methods of teaching math might be questionable, but not the need for teaching it.

Common sense is enforcing math in school — Sir2u

Well, then you have a different common sense. Of course white folks and blacks have the same potential. But math is a white invention. That can't be denied!

How so? God doesn't exist. — Hillary

You don't think that there is a history of numbers and god does not exist, so where did numbers come from.

And why do you capitalize the name of a none existent being?

Math wasn’t racist until people such as the Ethnic Studies Math teacher entered the scene. They are creating systemic racism.