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Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by pram »

throwa34567 wrote: post #6

I'm very happy to see this. I grew up in a town that, before I was born, decided to actively integrate (from being an historically all white, wealthy suburb) and I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community. I'm in mountain view now and it's all "silicon valley white", and something actively needs to be done. I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person, and I'…

What would an optimal diversity level be in your opinion? Should your child see a black person on a daily basis? Should the black people your child sees be from a diverse socioeconomic range? Should the black people be a mixture of African Americans and literal Africans?

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Post by djtriptych »

xienze wrote: post #20
throwa34567 wrote: post #6

I'm very happy to see this. I grew up in a town that, before I was born, decided to actively integrate (from being an historically all white, wealthy suburb) and I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community. I'm in mountain view now and it's all "silicon valley white", and something actively needs to be done. I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person, and I'…

So, let's say you were born in China. Would you have a similar level of anxiety about never seeing anyone outside of your ethnic group? I find it very odd how white people are seemingly the only ethnic group so hung up on seeing people of different races one day-to-day basis. On a related note, if being around so many white people bothers you so much, why aren't you living in, say, East Palo Alto or Richmond?

Buuuut this isn't China. It's America. Ethnic diversity is part of the DNA here.

Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by xienze »

djtriptych wrote: post #23
xienze wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, let's say you were born in China. Would you have a similar level of anxiety about never seeing anyone outside of your ethnic group? I find it very odd how white people are seemingly the only ethnic group so hung up on seeing people of different races one day-to-day basis. On a related note, if being around so many white people bothers you so much, why aren't you living in, say, East Palo Alto or Richmond?

Buuuut this isn't China. It's America. Ethnic diversity is part of the DNA here.

Buuuut the implicit claim is that not being around diversity is somehow bad for you.

Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by humannature »

throwa34567 wrote: post #6

I'm very happy to see this. I grew up in a town that, before I was born, decided to actively integrate (from being an historically all white, wealthy suburb) and I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community. I'm in mountain view now and it's all "silicon valley white", and something actively needs to be done. I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person, and I'…

If you were white or asian (like most parents in the bay area) would you want to send your kids to a school with black and mexican kids with low test scores or prefer they attend a school full of mostly asians and whites with higher test scores?

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Post by monkmartinez »

djtriptych wrote: post #23
xienze wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, let's say you were born in China. Would you have a similar level of anxiety about never seeing anyone outside of your ethnic group? I find it very odd how white people are seemingly the only ethnic group so hung up on seeing people of different races one day-to-day basis. On a related note, if being around so many white people bothers you so much, why aren't you living in, say, East Palo Alto or Richmond?

Buuuut this isn't China. It's America. Ethnic diversity is part of the DNA here.

Where are the "all" hispanic outreach programs in tech?

Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by oh_sigh »

throwa34567 wrote: post #6

I'm very happy to see this. I grew up in a town that, before I was born, decided to actively integrate (from being an historically all white, wealthy suburb) and I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community. I'm in mountain view now and it's all "silicon valley white", and something actively needs to be done. I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person, and I'…

> I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community

How do you know this?

Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by humannature »

throwa34567 wrote: post #6

I'm very happy to see this. I grew up in a town that, before I was born, decided to actively integrate (from being an historically all white, wealthy suburb) and I'm certain I'm better off for growing up in a diverse community. I'm in mountain view now and it's all "silicon valley white", and something actively needs to be done. I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person, and I'…

"I worry when I realize my kid can go a week or more without seeing a black person"

Why? what will happen to him if he doesn't see a black person?

"and I'm disappointed in myself when I realize I have no black friends"

Do you know why that is? Cause your not black. Black people like to hang out with black people, asians with asians, whites with whites, it's natural. The animal kingdom does this the world over. Do you see zebras hanging out with horses? Do you see tigers hanging out with lions? People feel more comfortable and like to hang out with people that look like them, it's genetic and human nature.

Re: Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex

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Post by oh_sigh »

djtriptych wrote: post #23
xienze wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, let's say you were born in China. Would you have a similar level of anxiety about never seeing anyone outside of your ethnic group? I find it very odd how white people are seemingly the only ethnic group so hung up on seeing people of different races one day-to-day basis. On a related note, if being around so many white people bothers you so much, why aren't you living in, say, East Palo Alto or Richmond?

Buuuut this isn't China. It's America. Ethnic diversity is part of the DNA here.

No, it isn't.

Sure, in some parts of the country, it is. But in other parts of the country, it isn't.

It's part of the DNA basically if you only look at big cities on the coasts.

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