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Re: Math Forum and the math-teach discussion
Posted:
Jul 23, 2007 11:25 AM
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Vocabulary lesson de jour:
bigot |?big?t|
noun
a person who is bigoted : religious bigots. See note at zealot .
ORIGIN late 16th cent.(denoting a superstitious religious hypocrite):
from French, of unknown origin.
Thesaurus
bigot
noun
he was denounced as an anti-Catholic bigot chauvinist, partisan,
sectarian; racist, sexist, homophobe, dogmatist, jingoist. See note
at zealot .
On Jul 23, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Edmond David wrote:
> Wayne Posted: Jul 23, 2007 12:14 AM
>> Thanks Michael, reviewing these old posts has been fun.
>> It is obvious that my "accusations of racism" were
>> nothing more than pointing out implications of
>> unintended consequences of race-based (and sex-based)
>> decision-making in mathematics education.
>
> Yes, it is perfectly obvious.
>
>> Justice Roberts said it beautifully, "the best way to
>> stop racial discrimination is to stop discriminating on
>> the basis of race."
>
> And this is perfectly obvious, too. Wayne, you should not feel
> the need to spend too much time and energy rebutting the
> irrelevant. The preposterous can be ignored, altogether.
>
"If you wanna play blind man, then go walk with a Shepherd. But me,
my eyes are wide fxxxxn' open." Jules, PULP FICTION
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