I’m copying in full a letter in today’s Wall Street Journal. The writer scores a direct hit on the inane groupthink of the advocates of “diversity” in higher education.
The Racist Reactions of ‘Diversity’ Specialists
Amy Wax and Philip E. Tetlock are, of course, correct in their analysis of “racism” as an exceptionally malleable term (“‘We Are All Racists At Heart’,” editorial page, Dec. 1). They say far too little, however, about the most obvious avatar of racism today — “diversity” on college campuses, with which they are undoubtedly familiar.
At its core, “diversity” explicitly presumes that different racial groups have varying predispositions and/or cultural proclivities. We are left clueless by the “diversity” advocates, however, as to precisely what these tendencies might be. Are Asian students more academically inclined? Do large Polish males all play nose guard? Are black women more likely than blondes to have suffered deprivation? Perhaps all of these things are true, perhaps not. But to assume that these differences are intrinsic based upon the race of the individual is at the very heart of the “diversity” cadre that governs much of the academy today.
Who is a racist? One need look no further than the admissions departments of their own universities.
Donald deKieffer
McLean, Va.
