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His use of statistics becomes most irritating in the Discrimination and Disparities chapter. I get that he's trying to show there's more to it than racism but come on.
E.g. 19% of the UK population between 19-25 is BAME and 25% of entrants to top universities are BAME.
Owolade doesn't distinguish how many of the latter are British. Universities woo foreign students because they can charge them higher fees.
— Jun 11, 2024 11:10PM
E.g. 19% of the UK population between 19-25 is BAME and 25% of entrants to top universities are BAME.
Owolade doesn't distinguish how many of the latter are British. Universities woo foreign students because they can charge them higher fees.
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Gill
is on page 262 of 328
Finally something to agree on!
"Blackness and Britishness are not in tension. Being mixed-race is not a muddle."
— Jun 15, 2024 10:07PM
"Blackness and Britishness are not in tension. Being mixed-race is not a muddle."
Gill
is on page 221 of 328
Finally we get a mention of people being mixed-race.
— Jun 11, 2024 11:26PM
Gill
is on page 167 of 328
"The Christian missionaries are one instance of a benign form of colonialism."
Really?! What is benign about the suppression of indigenous beliefs and customs? In many places, Christianity was responsible for the imposition of patriarchal structures and the persecution of people outside its rigid gender and sexual norms. Grrr.
— Jun 11, 2024 10:28PM
Really?! What is benign about the suppression of indigenous beliefs and customs? In many places, Christianity was responsible for the imposition of patriarchal structures and the persecution of people outside its rigid gender and sexual norms. Grrr.
Gill
is on page 29 of 328
"Being black and British is as much shaped by being British as it is by being black."
— May 26, 2024 07:31AM
Gill
is on page 29 of 328
"This book argues two main points. We should understand race in Britain through a British perspective, and we shouldn't reduce black people to their race."
— May 26, 2024 07:29AM
