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In article <672147838@lear.cs.duke.edu>, gazit@cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit) writes:

> Becky Thompson, a sociology and women's studies professor, in a
> teaching manual distributed by the American Sociological Association
> writes: "I begin my course with the basic principle that in a racist,
> classist and sexist society we have all swallowed oppressive ways of
> being, whether intentionally or not.  Specifically, this means that it
> is not open to debate whether a white student is racist or a male
> student is sexist.  He/she simply is."  -- From the April issue of
> "Forbes"

Ms. Thompson, in saying a white student "simply is" a racist, makes a
racist remark. When she says a male student "simply is" sexist, she
makes a sexist remark. There are racists of all colors, and sexists of
both genders.  Pointing to one sex (race) over another for crimes that
both are equally guilty of is "simply not" fair.

Michael